View this email in your browser ([link removed])
** FactCheck.org's Weekly Update
------------------------------------------------------------
April 25, 2020
** SciCheck
------------------------------------------------------------
Q&A on COVID-19 Antibody Tests ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, April 24th, 2020
[link removed]
We’ll run through how the tests work and why it’s so hard to interpret what the results might mean.
** FactCheck Posts
------------------------------------------------------------
The White House Spins Trump’s Disinfectant Remarks ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, April 24th, 2020
[link removed]
President Donald Trump says he was being “sarcastic” when he mused about the possibility of injecting disinfectant into the body to kill COVID-19. You be the judge.
FactChecking Ad About Donating ‘Our Masks and Supplies’ to China ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, April 23rd, 2020
[link removed]
A Democratic group’s ad attacking President Donald Trump leaves the misleading impression that medical equipment donated by U.S.-based organizations and businesses to China early in the global coronavirus outbreak came from the Trump administration.
Biden’s Misleading Ad About Sending Experts to China ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, April 23rd, 2020
[link removed]
A Biden campaign ad says President Trump failed to send U.S. health experts to China to investigate the novel coronavirus. But two U.S. officials were part of an international team admitted to China in mid-February.
Trump’s Confusing Claim on Italy and Travel Restrictions ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
[link removed]
We could find no evidence to support President Donald Trump’s claim that Italy was “hit hard” by the coronavirus pandemic because “a lot of the people that didn’t come in here went to Italy” when the U.S. imposed travel restrictions on China.
Trump Campaign Takes Pelosi’s Words Out of Context ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
[link removed]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that the Paycheck Protection Program was “very important,” and with a second round of funding, she wanted to “open this up to many more people.” But that context is missing from a Trump campaign video.
Video: Trump’s WHO Announcement ([link removed]) Posted on Monday, April 20th, 2020
[link removed]
In this video, we look at some of the claims that President Donald Trump made when he announced his administration would halt funding for the World Health Organization.
** Debunking False Stories
------------------------------------------------------------
One Photo, Two Stories — But No Deceit by News Websites ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, April 23rd, 2020
[link removed]
A viral post compares side-by-side screenshots from two news websites to falsely claim that using the same image of people at the beach during the COVID-19 pandemic is an example of media deception. The location of the scene in Jacksonville, Florida, is identified accurately in each news report.
Facebook Users Wrongly Tie Dog Vaccine to Novel Coronavirus ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
[link removed]
A viral image on Facebook falsely suggests a vaccine exists for the novel coronavirus by referencing a photo of a vaccine for a coronavirus that infects dogs. The two viruses are not the same.
Photo of Lebanese Reporter Used to Criticize U.S. Media ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
[link removed]
A picture of a reporter in protective medical gear has fueled claims on social media accounts dedicated to American politics that the media “hypes” the COVID-19 pandemic. The photo actually shows a team in Lebanon reporting on a local factory that makes protective suits.
** Ask FactCheck
------------------------------------------------------------
Hospital Payments and the COVID-19 Death Count ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
[link removed]
Q: Are hospitals inflating the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths so they can be paid more?
A: Recent legislation pays hospitals higher Medicare rates for COVID-19 patients and treatment, but there is no evidence of fraudulent reporting.
Help Hold Politicians Accountable - Donate to FactCheck.org ([link removed])
============================================================
** color-twitter-48.png ([link removed])
** color-facebook-48.png ([link removed])
** color-rss-48.png ([link removed])
You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website "[link removed]"
FactCheck.org: A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
202 S 36th St.
Philadelphia, Pa 19104
USA
Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can ** update your preferences ([link removed])
or ** unsubscribe from this list ([link removed])
.
