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Claim: “They’ve come out of this at a level that’s really inconceivable. By the way, the regular flu, other flus, other things, SARS or H1N1, any of them, if you look at the young people they were affected like everybody else, but for whatever reason with respect to COVID, the numbers are very, very low.” -- President Donald Trump, June 15.
Verdict: Misleading
Read the full story: Associated Press, "AP FACT CHECK: Trump's false security on kids and COVID-19"
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Claim: Melinda Gates said black people deserve priority access to a COVID-19 vaccine.
Verdict: Misleading
Read the full story at: Reuters
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The Infodemic: Fact Checking Claim About Cornonavirus and Kids - Voice of America
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