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Snopes fact-checks rumors and memes about U.S. President Donald Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Snopes Staff, March 11, 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.
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March 26, 2020
Two statements the U.S. president made roughly a week apart in March 2020 came under intense scr ...
March 18, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that he felt COVID-19 was a pandemic "long before it was cal ...
March 2, 2020
Trump's commentary on the new coronavirus came before the virus began killing patients in the U.S.
March 18, 2020
A number of hoaxes have circulated amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 17, 2020
This quote has been circulating since at least 2004, but its provenance is still unknown.
March 27, 2020
A statement by the president was misleadingly represented in a quote meme.
March 20, 2020
Fake Trump tweets were just the tip of the iceberg as misinformation swirled during the COVID-19 ...
Feb. 26, 2020
As a new coronavirus spread in 2020, so did concerns about the United States' preparedness for a ...
Feb. 27, 2020
As the new coronavirus spread in February 2020, so did concerns about the United States' readine ...
March 19, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump has faced criticism for his insistence in referring to COVID-19 as t ...
March 2, 2020
The senator defended President Donald Trump's handling of the new coronavirus outbreak, but he d ...
March 11, 2020
The U.S. president’s finances are complex, but does Donald Trump actually benefit from the CDC’s ...
