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** FactCheck.org's Weekly Update
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June 27, 2020
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Trump Falsely Says COVID-19 Surge ‘Only’ Due to Testing, Misleads on Deaths ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, June 25th, 2020
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With some states posting record numbers of new COVID-19 cases, President Donald Trump continues to downplay the concern, falsely asserting that cases are up “only because of our big number testing,” and pointing to the falling number of daily COVID-19 deaths.
** FactCheck Posts
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FactCheck.org Wins Sigma Delta Chi Award for Steel Story ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, June 26th, 2020
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FactCheck.org has won a 2019 Sigma Delta Chi Award for fact-checking from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Trump Falsely Claims Obama ‘Destroyed’ Maine Lobster Industry ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, June 26th, 2020
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Then-President Barack Obama’s 2016 designation of a marine monument off the New England coast grandfathered in lobster and crab harvesting for seven years — so there has been absolutely no impact as of yet on the lobster industry.
Biden Floats Baseless Election Conspiracy ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, June 26th, 2020
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Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, claimed without evidence that President Donald Trump “wants to cut off money for the post office so they cannot deliver mail-in ballots.”
Trump’s Shaky Warning About Counterfeit Mail-In Ballots ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, June 25th, 2020
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President Donald Trump has ramped up his rhetoric about voting fraud to include foreign interference — specifically making the unfounded claim that “MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES,” resulting in a “RIGGED” election.
Trump’s Unsupported Claim About Opportunity Zone Investments ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, June 24th, 2020
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At his rally in Tulsa on June 20, President Donald Trump asserted without evidence that $100 billion had been invested in opportunity zones under a federal program that provides tax incentives to encourage development in low-income neighborhoods.
Trump Inherited More Ventilators Than Have Been Distributed ([link removed]) Posted on Monday, June 22nd, 2020
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Contrary to President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he inherited a Strategic National Stockpile with “empty” or “bare” cupboards, the federal government had more ventilators in stock than it ended up distributing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, FactCheck.org has learned.
** Debunking False Stories
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Wearing Face Mask During Pandemic Doesn’t Affect Concealed Carry Permit ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, June 26th, 2020
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A meme making the bogus claim that wearing a face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic “REMOVES YOUR CONCEAL CARRY ability” is spreading widely online. Laws regulating concealed weapons vary by state, but sheriffs in many states have debunked the rumor.
Fake AOC Tweet Politicizes COVID-19 Business Restrictions ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, June 24th, 2020
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A fabricated tweet attributed to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez advocates extending COVID-19 restrictions on businesses “until after the November Elections.” There is no evidence Ocasio-Cortez sent the bogus tweet, which was shared — and later deleted — by a Florida congressional candidate and a Fox News host.
Posts Falsely Claim Wallace Mistook ‘Automotive Belt for a Noose’ ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020
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A Facebook post posing as a news story falsely claims that NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace had mistaken an automotive belt in his garage for a noose, citing a June 21 NASCAR statement as its source. In fact, the NASCAR statement issued that day said nothing about an automotive belt or Wallace being “mistaken.”
Viral Photo Misidentified as Trump Tulsa Crowd ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020
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Social media accounts supportive of President Donald Trump have been sharing a photo of a large outdoor crowd with the false claim that it shows the scene outside of Trump’s Tulsa rally. It actually shows the Rolling Thunder event near Washington, D.C. in 2019.
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