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stated on April 23, 2020 a viral image circulating on social media attributing comments to Barack Obama:
Says President Barack Obama "signed the medical appliance tax bill that forced companies to outsource manufacturing of masks, gowns, gloves and ventilaors [sic] to China, Europe and Russia to avoid the tax.”
Pants on Fire!
By Victoria Knight • May 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2020 comments made during a White House briefing:
“We’ve tested more than every country combined.”
Pants on Fire!
By Shefali Luthra • April 30, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 23, 2020 comments made during a White House media briefing on the coronavirus:
“We’re also using a sterilization process ― some great equipment that will sterilize masks up to 20 times per mask. So that’s like ordering 20 times more masks.”
Half-True
By Shefali Luthra • April 29, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 15, 2020 comments at a virtual town hall meeting:
“Until this week, they [OSHA] weren’t even enforcing these guidelines [for coronavirus]. Still today, OSHA is not specifying which rules employees must follow or how to keep their workers safe and healthy.”
True
By Victoria Knight • April 22, 2020
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 14, 2020 his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president:
Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis."
True
By Shefali Luthra • April 16, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 8, 2020 an op-ed published in The Guardian:
“It has been estimated that only 12% of workers in businesses that are likely to stay open during this crisis are receiving paid sick leave benefits as a result of the second coronavirus relief package."
Mostly True
By Shefali Luthra • April 13, 2020
Jesse Watters
Jesse Watters
stated on March 31, 2020 comments made during an episode of "The Five" on the Fox News Channel:
“We were slow with the testing, but very quick with the travel ban. And that's been much more critical in saving lives.”
False
By Shefali Luthra • April 3, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 24, 2020 Fox News town hall:
"We've done more tests in eight days than South Korea has done in eight weeks."
False
By Shefali Luthra • March 25, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 18, 2020 comments made during a White House media briefing:
The coronavirus "snuck up on us,” adding that it is “a very unforeseen thing.”
Pants on Fire!
By Shefali Luthra • March 19, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 6, 2020 remarks to reporters:
“Anybody that wants a test (for the coronavirus) can get a test.”
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • March 11, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 28, 2020 posts on social media:
“Every election year has a disease” ... SARS in 2004; avian flu in 2008; swine flu in 2010; MERS in 2012; Ebola in 2014 and 2018; Zika in 2016 and the coronavirus in 2020.
False
By Emily Venezky • March 11, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on March 4, 2020 in a press briefing:
“With regard to the cost, let me be very clear: HHS has designated the coronavirus test as an essential health benefit. That means, by definition, it's covered in the private health insurance of every American, as well as covered by Medicare and Medicaid."
Half-True
By Julie Appleby • March 6, 2020
Chad Wolf
Chad Wolf
stated on February 25, 2020 an exchange during a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing:
The mortality rate for the flu is “right around” that of the new coronavirus: “It’s right around 2%.”
False
By Victoria Knight • March 2, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 15, 2019 a Facebook post:
“If you have the Flu… get these two items… Sambucol (and) Oscillococcinum… in 48 hours you will feel better. In 72 hours you will be almost symptom-free.”
Mostly False
By Emily Venezky • February 27, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 25, 2020 in remarks during the South Carolina Democratic primary debate:
“(A recent study) said ‘Medicare for All’ will lower health care costs in this country by $450 billion a year and save the lives of 68,000 people who would otherwise have died.”
Mostly False
By Shefali Luthra • February 26, 2020
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on February 21, 2020 a video ad released by the Pete Buttigieg for President campaign:
“If you like your private plan, you can keep it.”
Mostly False
By Shefali Luthra • February 25, 2020
Seema Verma
Seema Verma
stated on February 11, 2020 a speech to the American Medical Association:
"Yet, for all that spending, health outcomes today on Medicaid are mediocre and many patients have difficulty accessing care.”
Mostly False
By Phil Galewitz • February 20, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 19, 2020 comments during the February Democratic primary debate in Las Vegas:
“From the moment we passed that signature legislation, Mike (Bloomberg) called it a disgrace.”
True
By Shefali Luthra, Victoria Knight • February 20, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 7, 2020 campaign talking points issued days before the New Hampshire primary:
“Pete Buttigieg is a favorite candidate of Wall Street and the health care industry.”
Half-True
By Victoria Knight • February 19, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 7, 2020 comments during the New Hampshire presidential primary debate:
Sanders’ “Medicare for All” plan "would cost more than the entire federal budget that we spend now."
False
By Shefali Luthra • February 13, 2020
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