Did Trump Administration Fire the US Pandemic Response Team?(snopes.com)
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Did Trump Administration Fire the US Pandemic Response Team?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-fire-pandemic-team/
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No one should be surprised by this, especially not enough to claim it as "fake news". Its entirely consistent with the administration's approach to the role of government. Unfortunately it took a crisis like this to make clear a good reason why we need large government for some things.
Snopes is a good source. Should be spread everywhere. I hope this becomes the republican death spiral.
>Snopes is a good source.
They can't tell satire from news.
They keep[1] fact-checking[2] satire[3], published a self-congratulatory excuse[4], and occasionally dip their toes in fact-checking memes[5].
Good laugh, not much trust in their integrity over making a quick buck.
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[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/03/us/snopes-babylon-bee.htm...
[2] https://reason.com/podcast/christian-satire-site-the-babylon...
[3] https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-fact-checker-declares-war-on-...
[4] https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/08/16/readers-think-satire-...
[5] https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/your-city-on-socialism/
They can't tell satire from news.
They keep[1] fact-checking[2] satire[3], published a self-congratulatory excuse[4], and occasionally dip their toes in fact-checking memes[5].
Good laugh, not much trust in their integrity over making a quick buck.
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[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/03/us/snopes-babylon-bee.htm...
[2] https://reason.com/podcast/christian-satire-site-the-babylon...
[3] https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-fact-checker-declares-war-on-...
[4] https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/08/16/readers-think-satire-...
[5] https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/your-city-on-socialism/
tldr:
Claim: The Trump administration fired the U.S. pandemic response team in 2018 to cut costs.
Rating: True
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