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Coronavirus relief: What the bill gives hospitals, airlines

stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says the CDC now says that the coronavirus can survive on surfaces for up to 17 days.

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stated on March 18, 2020 in a press conference:

“China is to blame because the culture where people eat bats and snakes and dogs and things like that, these viruses are transmitted from the animal to the people and that's why China has been the source of a lot of these viruses like SARS, like MERS, the Swine Flu and now the coronavirus.”

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stated on March 24, 2020 in Fox News town hall:

"We've done more tests in eight days than South Korea has done in eight weeks."

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stated on March 24, 2020 in a Fox News town hall:

Says N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo “rejected buying recommended 16,000 ventilators in 2015 for the pandemic, for a pandemic, established death panels and lotteries instead. So, he had a chance to buy, in 2015, 16,000 ventilators at a very low price, and he turned it down.”

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stated on March 24, 2020 in a campaign ad:

Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more.

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stated on March 19, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says imposters in hazmat suits are going door to door in Stockton, Calif., saying they are checking residents for fever or COVID-19, but they “will enter your home and physically attempt robbery.”

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Republican State Leadership Committee

stated on March 26, 2020 in a campaign ad

Says Jill Karofsky as a prosecutor “went easy on” a Madison man in a 1999 sexual assault case

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Turning Point USA

stated on March 25, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak "has banned the use of an anti-malaria drug that might help cure coronavirus.”

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stated on March 26, 2020 in a Hannity show interview

Speaking of his restriction on travel from China, “I had (Joe) Biden calling me xenophobic. … He called me a racist, because of the fact that he felt it was a racist thing to stop people from China coming in.”

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stated on March 25, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says to leave objects in the sun to avoid contracting the coronavirus.

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stated on March 24, 2020 in a tweet

Says that under order from Gov. Tony Evers, he and his eight children can’t legally have dinner together anymore.

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stated on February 28, 2020 in a news article

“Swing State Hit With 2020 Voting Lawsuit - Accused Of Registering Over 1,500 Deceased People In Pennsylvania.”

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stated on March 8, 2020 in a TV interview

Says a Marquette professor called him a "maverick" and found no correlation between his opinions and conservative background.

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stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says the CDC now says that the coronavirus can survive on surfaces for up to 17 days.

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stated on March 20, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says truck drivers are being turned away from fast-food restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Will the coronavirus wilt in summer heat? Maybe, but don’t count on it.

Will the coronavirus wilt in summer heat? Maybe, but don’t count on it.

By Samantha Putterman • March 30, 2020

The coronavirus relief bill: What’s in it for health care, governments and business

The coronavirus relief bill: What’s in it for health care, governments and business

By Louis Jacobson • March 27, 2020

Ron DeSantis doesn’t want a statewide stay-home order in Florida. Health experts say he should

Ron DeSantis doesn’t want a statewide stay-home order in Florida. Health experts say he should

By Amy Sherman • March 27, 2020

Ad Watch: Priorities USA on Trump’s coronavirus response

Ad Watch: Priorities USA on Trump’s coronavirus response

By Bill McCarthy • March 27, 2020

Explaining National Guard’s Role In California During Coronavirus (It’s Not Enforcing Martial Law)

Explaining National Guard’s Role In California During Coronavirus (It’s Not Enforcing Martial Law)

By Chris Nichols • March 26, 2020

The Senate stimulus bill: What’s in it for you

The Senate stimulus bill: What’s in it for you

By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2020

Fact-checking COVID-19 prevention, treatment myths

Fact-checking COVID-19 prevention, treatment myths

By Daniel Funke • March 26, 2020

How the coronavirus pandemic is shaping the Democratic primary calendar

How the coronavirus pandemic is shaping the Democratic primary calendar

By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2020

Fact-checking coronavirus claims by Pennsylvania politicians

Fact-checking coronavirus claims by Pennsylvania politicians

By Jessica Calefati • March 25, 2020

Will COVID-19 force a massive absentee vote in November election?

Will COVID-19 force a massive absentee vote in November election?

By Louis Jacobson • March 24, 2020

stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says the CDC now says that the coronavirus can survive on surfaces for up to 17 days.

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false

stated on March 18, 2020 in a press conference

“China is to blame because the culture where people eat bats and snakes and dogs and things like that, these viruses are transmitted from the animal to the people and that's why China has been the source of a lot of these viruses like SARS, like MERS, the Swine Flu and now the coronavirus.”

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false

stated on March 24, 2020 in Fox News town hall

"We've done more tests in eight days than South Korea has done in eight weeks."

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false

stated on March 24, 2020 in a Fox News town hall

Says N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo “rejected buying recommended 16,000 ventilators in 2015 for the pandemic, for a pandemic, established death panels and lotteries instead. So, he had a chance to buy, in 2015, 16,000 ventilators at a very low price, and he turned it down.”

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false

stated on March 24, 2020 in a campaign ad

Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more.

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Joe Biden

Bernie Sanders

Donald Trump

Fact check: Did the House give itself a pay raise in the coronavirus relief package?

By USA Today • March 29, 2020

Trump a rosy outlier on science of the virus

By Associated Press • March 28, 2020

Is the coronavirus being spread 'quickly' via gas pumps?

By USA Today • March 28, 2020

N.Y. Governor Slams Trump Ventilator Claim As 'Ignorant' And 'Uninformed'

By NPR • March 28, 2020

Analyzing the Patterns in Trump’s Falsehoods About Coronavirus

By New York Times • March 28, 2020

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