As I have long said, and the others would only announce a Vaccine after the Election, because they didn’t have the courage to do it before. Likewise, the should have announced it earlier, not for political purposes, but for saving lives!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)The and the Democrats didn’t want to have me get a Vaccine WIN, prior to the election, so instead it came out five days later – As I’ve said all along!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)Bourla, Nov. 9:If Joe Biden were President, you wouldn’t have the Vaccine for another four years, nor would the have ever approved it so...…As I have long said, and the others would only announce a Vaccine after the Election, because they didn’t have the courage to do it before. Likewise, the should have announced it earlier, not for political purposes, but for saving lives!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)The and the Democrats didn’t want to have me get a Vaccine WIN, prior to the election, so instead it came out five days later – As I’ve said all along!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)Bourla, Nov. 9:If Joe Biden were President, you wouldn’t have the Vaccine for another four years, nor would the have ever approved it so...WW…

At recent campaign rallies, President Donald Trump has made the misleading boast that the U.S. is in “great shape” because 97% of emergency room visits were for something other than COVID-19. But the number is not as impressive as it sounds. Trump could have boasted of similar percentages — 93% to 96% — during the worst periods of the pandemic.As he has , Trump , including in an Oct. 30 , that the reason why cases are up is because of testing.More Testing equals more Cases. We have best testing. Deaths WAY DOWN. Hospitals have great additional capacity! Doing much better than Europe....…At recent campaign rallies, President Donald Trump has made the misleading boast that the U.S. is in “great shape” because 97% of emergency room visits were for something other than COVID-19. But the number is not as impressive as it sounds. Trump could have boasted of similar percentages — 93% to 96% — during the worst periods of the pandemic.As he has , Trump , including in an Oct. 30 , that the reason why cases are up is because of testing.More Testing equals more Cases. We have best testing. Deaths WAY DOWN. Hospitals have great additional capacity! Doing much better than Europe....WW…

Quick TakeSocial media posts, including one retweeted by Donald Trump Jr., falsely claim that a yearbook photo shows Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly dressed as Hitler for Halloween. Kelly’s campaign and several of his former classmates told FactCheck.org that the photo is not of Kelly.Full Story“Trump is literally Hitler”Nope, but apparently Mark Kelly is!— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr)“The website that published this has been unable to provide any evidence or verification of their original claim — and that’s because it is not true,”The LinkedIn request came from Karim Addetia,...…Quick TakeSocial media posts, including one retweeted by Donald Trump Jr., falsely claim that a yearbook photo shows Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly dressed as Hitler for Halloween. Kelly’s campaign and several of his former classmates told FactCheck.org that the photo is not of Kelly.Full Story“Trump is literally Hitler”Nope, but apparently Mark Kelly is!— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr)“The website that published this has been unable to provide any evidence or verification of their original claim — and that’s because it is not true,”The LinkedIn request came from Karim Addetia,...WW…

The World Health Organization just admitted that I was right. Lockdowns are killing countries all over the world. The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself. Open up your states, Democrat governors. Open up New York. A long battle, but they finally did the right thing!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)Trump, Oct. 12:This fact check is available at IFCN’s 2020 US Elections FactChat #Chatbot on WhatsApp. Clickfor more.Ask SciCheckQ. Are vaccinated and boosted people more susceptible to infection or disease with the omicron variant than unvaccinated people?A. No. Getting vaccinated...…The World Health Organization just admitted that I was right. Lockdowns are killing countries all over the world. The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself. Open up your states, Democrat governors. Open up New York. A long battle, but they finally did the right thing!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)Trump, Oct. 12:This fact check is available at IFCN’s 2020 US Elections FactChat #Chatbot on WhatsApp. Clickfor more.Ask SciCheckQ. Are vaccinated and boosted people more susceptible to infection or disease with the omicron variant than unvaccinated people?A. No. Getting vaccinated...WW…

Fauci, Sept. 23:Paul:Fauci:Paul:Fauci:It’s unclear which study Fauci was thinking of — NIAID’s press office did not respond to our inquiry — but Paul’s office told us he was referencing research on immune cells known as T cells from the La Jolla Institute for Immunology.ScientistsAtlas, Sept. 23:seroprevalence studyAsk FactCheckHave a question?…Fauci, Sept. 23:Paul:Fauci:Paul:Fauci:It’s unclear which study Fauci was thinking of — NIAID’s press office did not respond to our inquiry — but Paul’s office told us he was referencing research on immune cells known as T cells from the La Jolla Institute for Immunology.ScientistsAtlas, Sept. 23:seroprevalence studyAsk FactCheckHave a question?WW…

Some Won’t ‘Beat’ COVID-19After he returned to the White House from Walter Reed hospital on Oct. 5, Trumpin which he gave a pep talk of sorts: “I learned so much about coronavirus and one thing that’s for certain: Don’t let it dominate you. Don’t be afraid of it. You’re going to beat it,” he said.Of course, not everyone is going to “beat it.”from COVID-19 in the United States, and more than 1 million worldwide.It’s true that the overwhelming majority of people who have contracted COVID-19 have survived it. Thein the United States is now 2.8% — that’s the percentage of those with confirmed...…Some Won’t ‘Beat’ COVID-19After he returned to the White House from Walter Reed hospital on Oct. 5, Trumpin which he gave a pep talk of sorts: “I learned so much about coronavirus and one thing that’s for certain: Don’t let it dominate you. Don’t be afraid of it. You’re going to beat it,” he said.Of course, not everyone is going to “beat it.”from COVID-19 in the United States, and more than 1 million worldwide.It’s true that the overwhelming majority of people who have contracted COVID-19 have survived it. Thein the United States is now 2.8% — that’s the percentage of those with confirmed...WW…

Later in the interview, Harris Ask SciCheckQ. Are vaccinated and boosted people more susceptible to infection or disease with the omicron variant than unvaccinated people?A. No. Getting vaccinated increases your protection against COVID-19. Sometimes, certain raw data can suggest otherwise, but that information cannot be used to determine how well a vaccine works.Have a question?…Later in the interview, Harris Ask SciCheckQ. Are vaccinated and boosted people more susceptible to infection or disease with the omicron variant than unvaccinated people?A. No. Getting vaccinated increases your protection against COVID-19. Sometimes, certain raw data can suggest otherwise, but that information cannot be used to determine how well a vaccine works.Have a question?WW…

In a flurry of tweets and remarks, President Donald Trump continued to distort the facts on the coronavirus pandemic:Trump, July 30:Adjusted for population, only Israel is similar to the U.S. in terms of new COVID-19 cases, and had a slightly higher seven-day average figure than the U.S. on July 30. As of Aug. 4, Israel has dipped below the U.S.; Australia has more than nine times fewer new cases per capita than the U.S. and Japan has more than 16 times fewer cases,  Our World in Data’s seven-day rolling average.In an Aug. 3 , the president again noted “As of Aug. 4, the U.S. had a...…In a flurry of tweets and remarks, President Donald Trump continued to distort the facts on the coronavirus pandemic:Trump, July 30:Adjusted for population, only Israel is similar to the U.S. in terms of new COVID-19 cases, and had a slightly higher seven-day average figure than the U.S. on July 30. As of Aug. 4, Israel has dipped below the U.S.; Australia has more than nine times fewer new cases per capita than the U.S. and Japan has more than 16 times fewer cases,  Our World in Data’s seven-day rolling average.In an Aug. 3 , the president again noted “As of Aug. 4, the U.S. had a...WW…

President Donald Trump, at a , made a few false and misleading statements about COVID-19:Trump, July 28:HydroxychloroquineTrump also stated that he didn’t know Dr. Anthony Fauci’s position on hydroxychloroquine, the antimalarial drug Trump has volubly supported, without evidence, as a powerful weapon against COVID-19.Trump was at a White House coronavirus task force on March 20 when Fauci, t said there was no evidence that hydroxychloroquine was effective against COVID-19. And at another on April 6, Trump cut off Fauci, a member of the task force, when he was asked about the drug, saying...…President Donald Trump, at a , made a few false and misleading statements about COVID-19:Trump, July 28:HydroxychloroquineTrump also stated that he didn’t know Dr. Anthony Fauci’s position on hydroxychloroquine, the antimalarial drug Trump has volubly supported, without evidence, as a powerful weapon against COVID-19.Trump was at a White House coronavirus task force on March 20 when Fauci, t said there was no evidence that hydroxychloroquine was effective against COVID-19. And at another on April 6, Trump cut off Fauci, a member of the task force, when he was asked about the drug, saying...WW…

In promoting the reopening of schools this fall, Trump administration officials have, at times, inaccurately described the evidence on how COVID-19 affects children:For weeks, President Donald Trump has pushed for schools to return to in-person instruction, even threatening to withhold funding if schools choose to stay closed.“In Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries, SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS,” Trump wrote in a July 8. “The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election, but is important for the children &...…In promoting the reopening of schools this fall, Trump administration officials have, at times, inaccurately described the evidence on how COVID-19 affects children:For weeks, President Donald Trump has pushed for schools to return to in-person instruction, even threatening to withhold funding if schools choose to stay closed.“In Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries, SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS,” Trump wrote in a July 8. “The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election, but is important for the children &...WW…