Dr. Anthony Fauci was quick to fact-check Donald Trump after the president tried to brag on Twitter about having the lowest coronavirus death rate in the world.
Trump tweeted on Tuesday morning:
“‘COVID-19 (China Virus) Death Rate PLUNGES From Peak In U.S.’ A Tenfold Decrease In Mortality. The Washington Times @WashTimes Valerie Richardson. We have the lowest Mortality Rate in the World. The Fake News should be reporting these most important of facts, but they don’t!”
“COVID-19 (China Virus) Death Rate PLUNGES From Peak In U.S.” A Tenfold Decrease In Mortality. The Washington Times @WashTimes Valerie Richardson. We have the lowest Mortality Rate in the World. The Fake News should be reporting these most important of facts, but they don’t!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 7, 2020
Shortly after Trump’s false remarks, Fauci, who is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, decided to fact-check the president.
“It’s a false narrative to take comfort in a lower rate of death,” Fauci said during a press event with Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), according to CBS News reporter Alan He. “There’s so many other things that are very dangerous and bad about this virus. Don’t get yourself into false complacency.”
Dr. Fauci during a local press live stream with Senator Jones:
"It's a false narrative to take comfort in a lower rate of death. There's so many other things that are very dangerous and bad about this virus. Don't get yourself into false complacency."
— Alan He (@alanhe) July 7, 2020
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