Lie August 20, 2020 · Speech · Economy

“Before the China virus invaded our shores, we built the greatest economy in history, nothing even close.”

Said
August 20, 2020
Where
Speech
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Economy
Repeated
493 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 20978)

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  5. Aug 18, 2020 · Social post“My Administration and I built the greatest economy in history, of any country.”
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