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Did Trump Say He 'Tested Very Positively' for COVID-19, Meaning Negative?
Snopes fact-checks rumors and memes about U.S. President Donald Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, cont.
by Snopes Staff , May 22, 2020
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U.S. President Donald Trump has been one of the most visible and outspoken public figures on the world stage since the coronavirus outbreak began. Snopes fact-checks rumors, quotes, and memes pertaining to Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic (cont.).
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April 16, 2020
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April 16, 2020
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Did Trump Tweet in 2009 That He Would 'Never Let Thousands of Americans Die From a Pandemic'?
April 17, 2020
Seems like there's a tweet for everything ... but that doesn't make it real.
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April 17, 2020
Questions were raised on cable news about whether hospitals have financial incentives to diagnos ...
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Did Trump Say 'Hundreds' of Governors Are Calling Him Amid COVID-19 Pandemic?
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April 22, 2020
A very old tweet got new life during the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic.
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April 24, 2020
An urgent shortage persists of N95 masks and other supplies in U.S. medical facilities.
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May 1, 2020
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May 6, 2020
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May 6, 2020
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May 11, 2020
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May 14, 2020
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Is the president trying to confuse us?
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