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FACT CHECK: Biden Distorts COVID Timeline During State of the Union
PJ Media ^ | 02/08/2023 | Matt Margolis

Posted on 02/08/2023 7:23:43 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Biden presented a misleading narrative about the pandemic during his State of the Union address in order to create the impression that much of the progress made under COVID happened on his watch.

“Two years ago, COVID had shut down our businesses, closed our schools, and robbed us of so much,” Biden claimed. “Today, COVID no longer controls our lives.”

The COVID pandemic actually began three years ago, in 2020. Many businesses and schools closed or shut down, but various sectors of the economy had already started reopening by May of 2020. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the pandemic employment crash bottomed out in April 2020 and was trending upward well before he took office.

As for schools, in May of 2020 the CDC issued guidance for how schools could safely reopen in that fall, and according to an interactive chart from CNN, only a few select states actually ordered partial closures.

But, by Biden’s telling, we were still in the throes of the pandemic shutdowns when he took office. In reality, he took office when things were just starting to reopen.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
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1 posted on 02/08/2023 7:23:43 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

GOVERORS shut things down. Cuomo was the one who caused the most harm.


2 posted on 02/08/2023 7:25:20 AM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

As a matter of fact, COVID is still around us and a lot of people are getting sick right now.
But suddenly, Biden declared it is non-event. From global scare to non-event, all for political purposes!


3 posted on 02/08/2023 7:36:04 AM PST by AZJeep
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To: SeekAndFind

Biden is so crazy he has no idea of what is going on at any time.


4 posted on 02/08/2023 9:08:45 AM PST by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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To: SeekAndFind

According to Gropin’ Joe the USA will only need oil for 10 more years.


5 posted on 02/08/2023 9:09:55 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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