“We pioneered lifesaving therapies, reducing the fatality rate 85% since April.”
What FactCheck.org found
Experts say part, if not most, of the decline in the case fatality rate can be explained by expanded testing and a shift toward younger people catching the coronavirus.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (President) made this claim around 22 September 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 September 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “Not the Whole Story”.
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.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.