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Fact-checking Trump on the coronavirus

stated on February 24, 2020 in an episode of his radio show:

“The coronavirus is the common cold, folks.”

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stated on February 23, 2020 in an MSNBC interview:

Says Bernie Sanders “opposed Obamacare, didn't like the fact we didn't push a single-payer option.”

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stated on February 25, 2020 in 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.”

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stated on February 21, 2020 in a video ad released by the Pete Buttigieg for President campaign:

“If you like your private plan, you can keep it.”

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stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech:

Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support."

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stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post

“Fact: Mike Bloomberg spent $12 million to re-elect a Senate Republican (Toomey) in 2016. Toomey beat the Dem (McGinty) by 1.5 points. If McGinty had won, Ds would have controlled the Senate after Doug Jones won and could have blocked Kavanaugh from the Supreme Court.”

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stated on January 15, 2020 in a tweet

“As the State Department warned Mizzou in July 2019, and as I have repeatedly stated, (the Confucius Institute) presented security risks for students & university as a whole.”

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stated on February 26, 2020 in a satirical website screenshot

“Corona virus: Florida man arrested for robbery using cough as a weapon.”

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stated on January 16, 2020 in a tweet

“There’s an Amazon distribution center that was advertising, last time I was there, up to $12.75 an hour. Your parents made that three decades ago.”

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Michael Bloomberg

stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall

Says of President Donald Trump’s actions on the coronavirus: “No. 1, he fired the pandemic team two years ago. No. 2, he's been defunding the Centers for Disease Control.”

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stated on February 24, 2020 in a speech

Says Democrats are embracing “abortion up until the moment of birth and even, horrifically, after that.”

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stated on February 22, 2020 in a tweet

"Not once in his entire career in Washington, D.C., which started way back in 1991, has Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders ever voted yes on sanctions against Russia."

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stated on February 26, 2020 in online posts

Says the CDC recommends men shave their beards to protect against coronavirus.

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Committee to Defend the President

stated on February 25, 2020 in a television ad attacking Joe Biden

Says Obama said black people have the "worst jobs, the worst housing" and face rampant police brutality, "but when so-called black committeemen came around election time we’d all line up and vote the straight Democratic ticket, sell our souls for a Christmas turkey."

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stated on February 9, 2020 in a headline

“Obama ordered CIA to train ISIS Jihadists”

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Fact-checking President Donald Trump on the coronavirus

Fact-checking President Donald Trump on the coronavirus

By Bill McCarthy • February 28, 2020

Rush Limbaugh is spreading a conspiracy theory about the coronavirus and Trump’s re-election

Rush Limbaugh is spreading a conspiracy theory about the coronavirus and Trump’s re-election

By Daniel Funke • February 27, 2020

Fact-checking Mike Bloomberg’s response to redlining attack

Fact-checking Mike Bloomberg’s response to redlining attack

By Amy Sherman • February 27, 2020

A contested convention? The Democrats’ delegate system, explained

A contested convention? The Democrats’ delegate system, explained

By Louis Jacobson • February 27, 2020

Ad Watch: Fact-checking Joe Biden's claim that Bernie Sanders thought about challenging Barack Obama

Ad Watch: Fact-checking Joe Biden's claim that Bernie Sanders thought about challenging Barack Obama

By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2020

Free-for-all: Fact-checking the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate

Free-for-all: Fact-checking the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate

By PolitiFact Staff • February 25, 2020

Live fact-checking the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate

Live fact-checking the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate

By PolitiFact Staff • February 25, 2020

Explaining Amy Klobuchar’s role in the newly investigated conviction of Myon Burrell

Explaining Amy Klobuchar’s role in the newly investigated conviction of Myon Burrell

By Bill McCarthy • February 24, 2020

The health of presidential candidates: How much do we know?

The health of presidential candidates: How much do we know?

By Julie Appleby • February 24, 2020

What we know about Mike Bloomberg and nondisclosure agreements

What we know about Mike Bloomberg and nondisclosure agreements

By Miriam Valverde • February 21, 2020

stated on February 24, 2020 in an episode of his radio show

“The coronavirus is the common cold, folks.”

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stated on February 23, 2020 in an MSNBC interview

Says Bernie Sanders “opposed Obamacare, didn't like the fact we didn't push a single-payer option.”

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stated on February 25, 2020 in 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.”

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barely-true

stated on February 21, 2020 in a video ad released by the Pete Buttigieg for President campaign

“If you like your private plan, you can keep it.”

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stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech

Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support."

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Joe Biden

Pete Buttigieg

Amy Klobuchar

Bernie Sanders

Donald Trump

FactChecking Trump’s Coronavirus Press Conference

By FactCheck.org • February 28, 2020

A Misleading Anti-Biden Ad from Trump Backers

By FactCheck.org • February 28, 2020

Fact-checking President Trump’s coronavirus news conference

By Washington Post FactChecker • February 28, 2020

Trump’s misplaced statistics on virus risks

By Associated Press • February 27, 2020

Biden falsely attacks Trump over a food stamp policy supported by Bloomberg

By Washington Post FactChecker • February 27, 2020

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