Trump Campaign Press Release - FACT CHECK: President Trump Did Not Call The Coronavirus a 'Hoax'

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This false claim has been debunked by 8 fact checkers.

Joe Biden continues to repeat a lie debunked by at least 8 fact checkers. The president never called the coronavirus a hoax.

• The Washington Post gave Biden's claim 4 Pinocchios for manipulating video to falsely make it appear that President Trump called the coronavirus a "hoax."

• AP News: "Biden distorts Trump's words on virus 'hoax'"

• CNN: "Biden ad misleadingly suggests Trump called Covid-19 a 'hoax'"

• Politifact: "Biden's video is inaccurate. We rate it False."

• FactCheck.org: "Trump said that when he used the word "hoax," he was referring to Democrats finding fault with his administration's response to coronavirus, not the virus itself."

• Check Your Fact: "Trump referred to the alleged 'politicizing' of the coronavirus by Democrats as 'their new hoax.' He did not refer to the coronavirus itself as a hoax."

• Lead Stories: "Trump Did NOT Call Coronavirus A 'Hoax' Or 'Political Conspiracy"

• Snopes: "Trump did not call the coronavirus itself a hoax."