Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says President Trump has been “clear” in calling for the public to “wear face coverings when you can’t social distance.” The official messaging from the White House has been clear. The president’s statements have been anything but.
Stories by Robert Farley
Deputy Director, FactCheck.org
Trump’s Nobel Nonsense
Biden’s Early Statements About the Coronavirus
Trump Spins Quotes by/About Biden
Mnuchin Spins Pre-COVID Path to Debt Reduction
Trump’s Bad Advice for Mail-In Voters
FactChecking Trump’s Fox News Interview
Trump Retweets Dated, Racially Charged Post
President Trump retweeted a video, which had been posted under the misleading heading “Black Lives Matter/Antifa,” of a Black man shoving a white woman into a stopped subway car. The incident occurred on Oct. 23, 2019, and there is no indication that the man in the video was affiliated with either Black Lives Matter or antifa.