Democratic Ad Twists Trump’s ‘Hoax’ Comment
Posted on AllSides April 15th, 2020
From The Left
FACT CHECK
The Democratic super PAC Priorities USA Action has been running an ad falsely suggesting President Donald Trump called the coronavirus outbreak a “hoax.”
At the beginning, the ad splices together two quotes to have Trump saying, “The coronavirus, this is their new hoax.” It is obvious in listening to the ad that he said, “The coronavirus,” and, “this is their new hoax,” at different times. His voice sounds quite different in the two segments.
But on the screen, “The coronavirus, this is their new hoax” appears as a single sentence....