@coldjoint,
Oh that must be it, it couldn't possibly be that they were bold faced lies. Never (cynical)
Coronavirus
President Trump repeated several false claims on the pandemic during his acceptance speech.
What was said: "We developed, from scratch, the largest and most advanced testing system in the world," Trump said Thursday night.
What the facts are: Testing in the US has been slow, significantly lagging behind other major countries early in the pandemic. Tests have slowed over the past few weeks, and CDC Dir. Robert Redfield told Congress that the US has been missing about 90% of the actual number of COVID-19 cases in the country because of inadequate testing.
What was said: "The United States has among the lowest case fatality rates of any major country anywhere in the world," Trump said.
What the facts are: While there are several countries with higher fatality rates than the US, we're not close to having the lowest fatality rate in the world. Johns Hopkins has detailed data on this, and at 3.1% we have a higher fatality rate than Russia (1.7%), Saudi Arabia (1.2%), Israel (0.8%), Norway (2.5%), and Japan (1.9%).
Over 180,000 Americans have died from the virus, according to Johns Hopkins, which is by far the highest total in the world.
TRUMP LIES...
