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California beach closed sign covid
Trump’s false claim that it’s up to him — not governors — to open states
By Amy Sherman April 13, 2020

"It is the decision of the President," not governors, to "open up the states."

Currency
CEOs didn’t resign to trade stock on COVID tip
April 13, 2020

Says CEOs got advance notice of COVID, then resigned to dump stock.

Italy COVID-19 hospital
No, this video doesn’t show Italy’s COVID-19 victims in body bags
By Bill McCarthy April 13, 2020

Says video of body bags being dumped in a ditch shows the “situation in Italy” due to the coronavirus.

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No, seven children in Senegal didn’t die after COVID-19 vaccines
April 13, 2020

“Mass vaccination for COVID-19 in Senegal was started yesterday (4/8) and the first 7 CHILDREN who received it DIED on the spot.”

Joe Biden headshot March 2020
Joe Biden’s claim about Donald Trump’s ‘slow’ travel restriction needs context
By Miriam Valverde April 13, 2020

"45 nations had already moved” to enforce travel restrictions with China “before the president moved.”

Fauci at briefing
Tweet amplified by Trump misleads on Fauci’s late-February advice
By Louis Jacobson April 13, 2020

Says of COVID-19 that Dr. Anthony Fauci "was telling people on February 29th that there was nothing to worry about and it posed no threat…

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2016 video of Trump urging sick people to vote resurfaces online
By Samantha Putterman April 13, 2020

Suggests Trump urged sick people to get out and vote during COVID-19 pandemic

Bernie calls it on the 2020 campaign
In coronavirus relief effort, Congress fell short on paid sick leave
By Shefali Luthra April 13, 2020

“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…

China masks
Doctored images in coronavirus post exploit boy’s suicide
April 13, 2020

“Same little boy died of COVID-19 in three different countries. Still don’t believe the media is #fakenews?”

More headline Half True
Private messages sent to Zoom meeting hosts could appear in their transcript
April 13, 2020

“‘Private’ messages sent to individual people during a Zoom meeting show up in the end-of-meeting transcript along with all other public messages.”

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This is an old photo of Houston, not South Carolina during the pandemic
April 13, 2020

Says a photo shows South Carolina after stay-at-home orders were announced.

Vos PPE
Robin Vos’ election protective gear was available to poll workers in Burlington, but not all of Wis.
By Haley BeMiller April 10, 2020

Says Robin Vos wore protective gear that “election workers he forced to work … do not have.”

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