“Under the leadership of former Vice President Joe Biden, H1N1, also known as swine flu, killed 12,000 people and infected 61 million others”
What MediaWise found
Even though the post included accurate data, the Obama administration responded quickly to H1N1, and state and local officials have the authority to respond to national emergencies in their own way. It’s a stretch to connect Biden to the outcome of the pandemic. This claim NEEDS CONTEXT.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Charlie Kirk made this claim around 12 March 2020. MediaWise (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 March 2020, 18 days later. Its rating was “Needs context”.
Charlie Kirk has 15 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 8 of them false or fake, 7 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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