Politics Apr 18 AP FACT CHECK: Trump isn’t a king but claims expansive power Over the past week, President Donald Trump was pretender to a throne that doesn’t exist as he claimed king-like powers over the coronavirus pandemic response and Congress.
Nation Apr 12 AP FACT CHECK: Trump attacks government watchdogs on false grounds In firing one inspector general, sidelining another and assailing a third, President Donald Trump in recent days has put his aversion to agents of federal accountability on stark display in a country consumed by the coronavirus.
Politics Apr 04 AP FACT CHECK: Trump, ‘wartime’ pandemic leader or ‘backup’? Is he a wartime president or a backup point man? President Donald Trump seems to go back and forth on that, or both ways at once, in responding to the coronavirus pandemic that takes more lives by the hour.
Nation Mar 28 AP FACT CHECK: Trump a rosy outlier on science of the virus A look at the veracity of claims by political figures this week. Groundless assurances keep coming from President Donald Trump, a rosy outlier on the science of the coronavirus pandemic.
Health Mar 21 AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s breathless takes on drugs for virus “Could be a game changer.” “Very exciting.” “The way they acted with this kind of speed is an incredible thing.” “Very powerful.” “This could be a tremendous breakthrough. Tremendous breakthrough.” “We’re going to be able to make that drug available…
Health Mar 16 Surgeon general says U.S. cases are at the point where Italy was 2 weeks ago "We are at a critical inflection point in this country, people. We are where Italy was two weeks ago in terms of our numbers," U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams told Fox News. "When you look at the projections, there's…
Politics Mar 15 AP FACT CHECK: The Dems on pandemic, Social Security, more Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders sparred one-on-one Sunday in a Democratic debate held without a live audience in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. The growing crisis prompted some questionable statements from the presidential rivals, as…
Health Mar 13 Schools scramble to feed students after coronavirus closures Many schools are rushing to arrange grab-and-go lunch bags or set up delivery routes so America's poorest children don't go hungry while classes are out of session.
Politics Mar 07 AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s sunny side up take on coronavirus As the stock market convulses, airline schedules buckle and businesses worry their overseas supply lines will snap, President Donald Trump is looking on the sunny side of an economy clouded by the coronavirus.
Politics Feb 29 AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s viral spin on virus; Dem oversteps President Donald Trump has not proved to be the bearer of reliable information when calamity threatens and people want straight answers about it. That’s happening again as he addresses the prospect of a coronavirus outbreak in the U.S.