Trump Campaign Press Release - FACT CHECK: President Trump Did Not Call The Coronavirus a 'Hoax'
This false claim has been debunked by 8 fact checkers. [See APP Note.]
Joe Biden continues to repeat a lie debunked by at least 8 fact checkers. The president never called the coronavirus a hoax.
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The Washington Post gave Biden's claim 4 Pinocchios for manipulating video to falsely make it appear that President Trump called the coronavirus a "hoax."
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AP News: "Biden distorts Trump's words on virus 'hoax'"
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CNN: "Biden ad misleadingly suggests Trump called Covid-19 a 'hoax'"
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Politifact: "Biden's video is inaccurate. We rate it False."
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FactCheck.org: "Trump said that when he used the word "hoax," he was referring to Democrats finding fault with his administration's response to coronavirus, not the virus itself."
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Check Your Fact: "Trump referred to the alleged 'politicizing' of the coronavirus by Democrats as 'their new hoax.' He did not refer to the coronavirus itself as a hoax."
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Lead Stories: "Trump Did NOT Call Coronavirus A 'Hoax' Or 'Political Conspiracy"
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Snopes: "Trump did not call the coronavirus itself a hoax."
APP Note: This document was NOT prepared by the APP, nor does its inclusion here reflect any APP judgment, pro or con, on it's accuracy. This is a campaign press release from the Trump Campaign--one of many we have archived (as we have archived many from the Biden Campaign).
Donald J. Trump, Trump Campaign Press Release - FACT CHECK: President Trump Did Not Call The Coronavirus a 'Hoax' Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/345654