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Donald Trump claims to have generated record economic growth in US. We look at his record and the impact the pandemic has had
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A video posted by Dan Scavino, White House deputy chief of staff for communications, has been labelled as “manipulated media” by Twitter [THREAD]
President Trump criticised Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden saying America lost nearly 10,000 factories while he was Vice President
This is correct
During the Obama administration, 9,671 factories were closed
Numbers began to rise again in 2013
Replying to @DHSCgovuk
@DHSCgovuk says it will no longer publish a figure for the number of people tested daily for #coronavirus
It hasn't given this information for more than 8 weeks
The last time was on 22 May.
.@JamesCleverly told @bbcquestiontime “hundreds of thousands of people” are being tested for coronavirus daily. But the government hasn’t published this data for nearly a month. When it did, the figures for people tested didn’t go over 100,000 a day.
The government has apparently stopped showing this slide comparing the coronavirus death toll in various countries at its press conference. They've been asked about it twice today. The PM says it is too early to make such comparisons. Why is it difficult? bbc.com/news/52311014
We've been mythbusting some of the most common misinformation around coronavirus:
❌ Lemon juice protects you from Covid-19 ❌
❌ Mosquito bites can infect you with the virus ❌
❌ Blood donations will get you a free test ❌
Coronavirus: more health myths to ignore
Lemon juice, mosquito bites and blood donations? Reality Check's Chris Morris tackles more health myths about coronavirus that are being shared online.
After #bbcaq, a listener asked why nobody is checking temperatures at Heathrow, unlike airports in many other countries. Public Health England told us it wouldn't be very effective because it takes as long as 14 days for coronavirus sufferers to have any symptoms.
Iran has a growing number of coronavirus cases. The president says there are no plans to quarantine entire towns and cities. Why? bbc.in/2ThMLfN
In last night's US #DemDebate Joe Biden made a big claim about the number of gun-related deaths in America. He was wrong.
Jeremy Corbyn said the NHS target of 85% of cancer patients being seen within 2 months of their GP referral was last met 4 year ago. He’s right – this NHS England target was last met in Dec 2015. #PMQs









