“We have tested over 40 million people. By so doing, we show cases, 99 percent of which are totally harmless.”
Donald Trump
President. in remarks at the White House. Claim dated 4 Jul 2020.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
There is no evidence to support this claim.
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In short
Donald Trump (President) made this claim around 4 July 2020. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 July 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
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.
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