Việt Kiểm Tin
Claim: Many Vietnamese Americans believe Trump is anti-communist because he is a member of the Republican Party, which many Vietnamese Americans perceive as being anti-communist.
Rating: This is HALF TRUE. While the Republican Party has been very adamant in its rhetoric that it is the anti-communist party, it is not clear that the party’s foreign policies have been more anti-communist than the Democratic Party.
Claim: Trump claims that the US has the lowest mortality rate in the world from COVID-19.
Rating: This claim is FALSE. The US has the fourth highest mortality rate in the world, as well as the most number of coronavirus cases for any country.
Claim: Many Vietnamese Americans believe that Biden and Democrats voted against aid to Vietnamese refugees.
Rating: This claim is FALSE. Democrats supported measures that welcomed and provided aid to Vietnamese refugees, with Biden’s support.
As of July 9, The Washington Post’s renowned Fact Checker has counted at least 20,055 false or misleading claims from Trump in 1,267 days.