In her first press briefing, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany repeated a false talking point about the Russia investigation.
Stories by Eugene Kiely
Director, FactCheck.org
An April Filled with Repeats
The White House Spins Trump’s Disinfectant Remarks
FactChecking Trump’s Attack on the WHO
Trump’s Claims on IG, Wisconsin Election
At the White House coronavirus task force press briefing on April 7, President Donald Trump distorted the facts about the person he dismissed as the chief watchdog for spending under the new pandemic relief legislation and the Wisconsin election, which took place as scheduled despite the coronavirus outbreak.
Trump’s False Coronavirus Claim About Lupus Patients
Birx Spins ‘Extraordinarily Low Numbers’ of Coronavirus Cases
Dr. Deborah Birx, the coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, misleadingly claimed that 19 states — “almost 40% of the country” — “have less than 200 cases” of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. In fact, 17 states with 7.2% of the U.S. population have fewer than 200 confirmed cases each.