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** FactCheck.org's Weekly Update
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October 3, 2020
** SciCheck
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Q&A on Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, October 2nd, 2020
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On Oct. 2, President Trump revealed that he and the first lady had tested positive for COVID-19. Here we answer common questions about the risks of the disease, treatments available and the shortcomings of testing.
** FactCheck Posts
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Timeline of Trump’s COVID-19 Comments ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, October 2nd, 2020
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A timeline of the president’s comments on COVID-19 and his administration’s handling of it.
Misinformation, Speculation Follow Trump COVID-19 Diagnosis ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, October 2nd, 2020
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The news that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump contracted the novel coronavirus led to a wave of social media posts spreading misinformation — and politically charged speculation.
Video: The First Debate ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, September 30th, 2020
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In this video, we review six claims we fact-checked in the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
Baseless Online Claims Target Biden Ahead of First Debate ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, September 29th, 2020
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Unsubstantiated posts spreading on Facebook and Twitter claim former Vice President Joe Biden “got tonight’s debate questions in advance” and that he will be wearing an earpiece. There is no evidence for either assertion.
Reviewing the Facts in Anti-Harris Ad on Accused Child Rapist ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, September 29th, 2020
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Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, urged her Twitter followers “to help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota.” That appeal is now being used in an attack ad to portray her as helping to free an accused child rapist.
FactChecking Trump’s Weekend Claims ([link removed]) Posted on Monday, September 28th, 2020
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On Sept. 26 and 27, President Donald Trump spoke for about two hours and 15 minutes in five appearances. We’ve compiled many of the president’s false and misleading claims from those remarks.
FactChecking Biden’s SCOTUS Speech and Repeats ([link removed]) Posted on Monday, September 28th, 2020
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In remarks about President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made some questionable statements.
** Debunking False Stories
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Trump Campaign Didn’t Send Email Fundraising Off COVID-19 Diagnosis ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, October 2nd, 2020
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An image spreading on social media purports to show a Trump campaign email asking supporters to “please DONATE to help him recover from” COVID-19. It is not from the campaign, and appears to have been created as a joke.
No Evidence Biden Was ‘Wearing a Wire’ in Debate ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, September 30th, 2020
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Facebook posts baselessly accuse former Vice President Joe Biden of wearing a wire during the first presidential debate. The low-quality videos and photos being cited don’t support that claim.
Brad Parscale’s Suicide Threat Sparks Conspiracy Claims ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, September 29th, 2020
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Social media accounts that boost conspiracy theories make a baseless claim that the Clintons were involved in a recent incident at the home of Brad Parscale, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager. The police report describes a domestic dispute during which Parscale threatened suicide.
Photos of Recycled Election Materials in California Prompt False Claim ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, September 29th, 2020
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Officials in Sonoma County, California, said photos circulating on social media show “old empty envelopes from the November 2018 election” being recycled — not “1,000+ mail-in ballots found in a dumpster,” as social media posts falsely claim.
** Articles
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FactChecking the First Trump-Biden Debate ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, September 30th, 2020
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In a chaotic debate with plenty of crosstalk, there was also plenty to fact-check.
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