A thread for @tedatpbs @arizonapbs, who falsely claimed President Trump called the coronavirus a hoax.
This lie has been debunked by 8 independent fact checkers.
Can Ted Simons not do a simple Google search? Did he do any research at all before moderating a Senate debate?
This lie has been debunked by 8 independent fact checkers.
Can Ted Simons not do a simple Google search? Did he do any research at all before moderating a Senate debate?
The Washington Post gave this lie 4 Pinocchios washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/…
FactCheck..org: Democrats “continued to wrongly accuse Trump of describing the coronavirus as a ‘hoax.’” factcheck.org/2020/03/trump-…
PolitiFact ruled Biden is flat-out FALSE:
“The video makes it seem like Trump is calling the disease itself a hoax, which he hasn’t done. The words are Trump’s, but the editing is Biden’s.” politifact.com/factchecks/202…
“The video makes it seem like Trump is calling the disease itself a hoax, which he hasn’t done. The words are Trump’s, but the editing is Biden’s.” politifact.com/factchecks/202…
Check Your Fact: “He did not refer to the coronavirus itself as a hoax.” checkyourfact.com/2020/02/29/fac…
Lead Stories: “Did President Trump refer to the novel coronavirus as a ‘hoax’ or a ‘political conspiracy’? No, that's not true” leadstories.com/hoax-alert/202…
Snopes: “Trump did not call the coronavirus itself a hoax.” snopes.com/fact-check/tru…
Fact check: Biden ad misleadingly suggests Trump called Covid-19 a 'hoax'
cnn.com/2020/09/17/pol…
cnn.com/2020/09/17/pol…
Associated Press: "Joe Biden is presenting a distorted account of President Donald Trump’s words on the coronavirus, wrongly suggesting Trump branded the virus a hoax." apnews.com/article/electi…
False information was spread by @tedatpbs.
He needs to apologize and @arizonapbs must issue a correction on air.
He needs to apologize and @arizonapbs must issue a correction on air.
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