“The 'left' exposed President Trump to COVID-19 during the Sept. 29 presidential debate”
USA TODAY rated this: False
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“President Donald Trump's positive COVID-19 test result might be a 'con' job”
USA TODAY rated this: False
“President Trump's coronavirus test result was a "false positive" and is part of a "coup.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Conspiracy theory
“Says Donald Trump’s reelection campaign emailed supporters to “donate to help him recover from” COVID-19.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The image in the tweet is fake.
“The White House blocked a plan that would have sent five reusable face masks to every household in early April.”
MediaWise rated this: Legit
MediaWise says: Documents released through records request show that planning was being done to send masks to American households through the USPS and the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Reports from April, as well as new evidence …
“Two “Doomsday Planes” took flight because of President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“World-renowned designer Kyrzayda Rodriguez. She recently died of cancer. The last words she wrote.”
Youturn rated this: Misleading
“Before the coronavirus pandemic, the United States had “the greatest economy in the history of our country.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: While unemployment was near historical lows under Trump, growth in GDP was well below what previous presidents achieved, and other metrics such as wages and business investment ranged from decent to mediocre.
“Due to health emergency, Amit Shah has flown to New York and his condition is critical”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: On 30 September 2020, Amit Shah through video conference interacted with the beneficiaries of the electric chalks under Potter Empowerment Scheme from New Delhi. Images of the event are shared on Amit Shah’s official Tw…
“Joe, you agree with Bernie Sanders — who’s far left — on the manifesto, we call it, and that gives you socialized medicine. Are you saying you didn’t agree?:”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force Recommendations report reflects Biden's health care plan, not Sanders' Medicare for All plan.
“Says Joe Biden has a medical device implanted in his skull so he can hear someone give him answers to questions.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Biden’s medical and surgical history summary does not mention any skull implant. The summary says his hearing is normal. Envoy Medical said its hearing device “cannot secretly and wirelessly transmit conversations.”
“WHO Said Coronavirus Is Losing Potency”
Vishvas News rated this: FALSE
Vishvas News says: WHO didn’t say coronavirus is losing potency. The viral post falsely attributed to WHO has resurfaced on social media.
“Gov. DeSantis' reopening order in Florida opens all bars and restaurants at 100 percent capacity and ends mask mandates”
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: Partially false.
“OSD to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray breaks down during a press meet referring to the pathetic handling of COVID-19 by the government. He also heads the medical assistance cell”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: News articles and videos referred him to as the former head of the Chief Minister’s medical assistance cell. The about section of his Facebook reads ‘Former O.S.D. to Cheif Minister, chief, C.M. medical asst cell’. Furt…
“A letter from Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says that at “the beginning of October 2020 the statewide mask requirements will be abolished.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Masks are important. ... The president has been clear since his April guidance on reopening the economy.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Trump Hasn't Been Clear
FactCheck.org says: Trump's waffling returned late in the summer around the time he began to stage rallies.
“A graphic on U.S. abortion rates shows larger declines during recent Democratic presidential administrations, and says its due to the party’s approach of making abortions unnecessary, rather than the Republican Party’s approach of making the procedure illegal.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Coroner saying George Floyd died of drug overdose, not police brutality.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The Philippines is being fooled by its Department of Health with its recommendations for the wearing of masks and face shields, and social distancing, because those preventive measures are not being done by the NBA in the United States, and in Tanzania and Wuhan, China.”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Face masks reduce oxygen in the brain and blood, cause body weakness and may lead to death”
Vera Files rated this: False