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The Infodemic: Fact Checking Trump Axios Interview


FILE - President Donald Trump delivers a speech in Midland, Texas, July 29, 2020.
FILE - President Donald Trump delivers a speech in Midland, Texas, July 29, 2020.

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here​.

Daily Debunk

"Fact-checking 22 claims from Donald Trump's Axios interview," PolitiFact, August 4.

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that Dr. Anthony Fauci said in 2005 that hydroxychloroquine was both a cure and a vaccine for coronavirus.

Verdict: False

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