Hope Yen
The Associated Press
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely says 99% of virus cases benign
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is understating the danger of the coronavirus to people who get it, as more and more become infected in the → Read More
Fact check: Actually, 20% of US lives in a virus hot spot
WASHINGTON>> It's been a frequent Trump administration talking point on the recent spike in COVID-19 infections: Don't worry, only a small sliver of U.S. counties is at greater risk. → Read More
Fact check: Trump's empty assurance on controlling virus
WASHINGTON>> "We have it totally under control," President Donald Trump said in late January. A month later: "The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA." → Read More
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's empty assurance on controlling virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — “We have it totally under control,” President Donald Trump said in late January. A month later: “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA." April and May brought the deadliest stretch of COVID-19 to date. And this past week, the number of new coronavirus cases per day hit an all-time high of 50,000. Trump persisted in his empty assurances. The virus is “getting… → Read More
Trump's assurances on controlling virus prove empty, AP fact check finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — "We have it totally under control," President Donald Trump said in late January. A month later: "The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. " April and May brought the deadliest stretch of COVID-19 to date. And this past week, the number of new coronavirus cases per day hit an all-time high of 50,000. President Donald Trump speaks during a news briefing at the White… → Read More
AP FACT CHECK: Actually, 20% of US lives in a virus hot spot
The White House has repeatedly cited the low county tally, and Pence reaffirmed the point in a televised interview Sunday. → Read More
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's see-no-evil posture on coronavirus
America's reckoning with disease and racism navigated a fog of falsehoods and distortions from the president. → Read More
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's see-no-evil posture on coronavirus
President Donald Trump's persistent see-no-evil posture on coronavirus testing — if you don't look for the virus, the cases go away — defies both science and street sense. Trump contradicted them, saying he wasn't kidding. THE FACT: First, it’s not true that he ordered testing slowed. → Read More
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's see-no-evil posture on coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's persistent see-no-evil posture on coronavirus testing — if you don't look for the virus, the cases go away — defies both science and street sense. Yet he... → Read More
AP FACT CHECK: Trump tries to pin low turnout on protesters
President Donald Trump falsely said at his rally Saturday night that Democratic rival Joe Biden apologized for opposing his restrictions on travel from China early in the coronavirus pandemic. Trump spoke in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in an arena with thousands of empty seats, a striking disconnect from the million → Read More
AP FACT CHECK: Trump blames protesters for low rally turnout
Many of the president’s statements — on the pandemic, public unrest over police brutality, his record on veterans and more — were inaccurate. → Read More
AP FACT CHECK: Trump blames protesters for low rally turnout
Many of the president’s statements — on the pandemic, public unrest over police brutality, his record on veterans and more — were inaccurate. → Read More
Police say 9 shot, wounded at party in Syracuse, New York
Nine people were shot at a large party in Syracuse, authorities said, and one victim, a 17-year-old boy, was in critical condition Sunday. → Read More
AP FACT CHECK: Trump blames protesters for low rally turnout
Many of the president’s statements — on the pandemic, public unrest over police brutality, his record on veterans and more — were inaccurate. → Read More
AP FACT CHECK: Trump blames protesters for low rally turnout
Many of the president’s statements — on the pandemic, public unrest over police brutality, his record on veterans and more — were inaccurate. → Read More
AP FACT CHECK: Trump at rally falsely cites a Biden apology
President Donald Trump is claiming Democratic rival Joe Biden apologized for opposing his travel restrictions on China early in the pandemic — and for calling the restrictions xenophobic. → Read More
AP FACT CHECK: Trump at rally falsely cites a Biden apology
President Donald Trump is claiming Democratic rival Joe Biden apologized for opposing his travel restrictions on China early in the pandemic — and for calling the restrictions xenophobic. → Read More
AP FACT CHECK: Trump at rally falsely cites a Biden apology
President Donald Trump is claiming Democratic rival Joe Biden apologized for opposing his travel restrictions on China early in the pandemic — and for calling the restrictions xenophobic. → Read More
AP FACT CHECK: Trump at rally falsely cites a Biden apology
President Donald Trump is claiming Democratic rival Joe Biden apologized for opposing his travel restrictions on China early in the pandemic — and for calling the restrictions xenophobic. → Read More
AP FACT CHECK: Trump at rally falsely cites a Biden apology
President Donald Trump is claiming Democratic rival Joe Biden apologized for opposing his travel restrictions on China early in the pandemic — and for calling the restrictions xenophobic. → Read More