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“We are rounding the turn (on coronavirus). We are rounding the corner.”
Donald Trump president. a presidential debate. Claim dated 22 Oct 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

What PolitiFact found

“Rounding the corner” would imply significant, sustained reductions in the spread of the virus. In reality, sases have been rising steadily since mid-September, and hospitalizations and test positivity rates are up too.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

Donald Trump (president) made this claim around 22 October 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 October 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.

Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.

This check was done by PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.