Donald Trump Tests Positive For COVID-19? Fake Video Clip Of Fox News Running The Story Goes Viral

Has US President Donald Trump tested positive for the deadly coronavirus? A fake video clip went viral across social media platforms on May 19 claiming that Trump has contracted the highly contagious virus. Rumour mongers maliciously edited a news clip of Fox News to spread the fake news. On fact-check, it was revealed that their claim is baseless. The 11-second video clip shows a Fox News anchor saying that officials of the White House have confirmed that Trump tested positive for the coronavirus. On scrutinising the video, it was found that two different sets of statements were merged to present the fake news. No such statement was issued via the official press release of White House. No media outlet of the US reported anything as such. The valet of President Trump had tested positive for the virus earlier this month, followed by a close aide of Vice President Mike Pence. The White House confirmed the two cases, but it was clarified that both the leaders had tested negative.

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