In the final days of the campaign, President Trump continues to flood the zone with false and misleading claims about the coronavirus pandemic.
Cases have been spiking across the country, while Trump insists “we’re rounding the turn.” The president continues to assert that U.S. infections are rising “because we do more testing than anybody else,” when experts say the main reason is the spreading disease.
In recent interviews, Trump has responded with denials and attacks when journalists Savannah Guthrie of NBC and Lesley Stahl of CBS fact-checked his claims on camera. The president tells crowds that media coverage of the pandemic is meant to damage him politically and “should be an election law violation.”
Here’s a roundup of several coronavirus claims Trump has been repeating in the closing days of the race. Continue reading.