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by far the worst performance of any nation on Earth

Joe Biden · His Democratic National Convention acceptance speech · August 2020 · President of the United States

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Fact-checking Joe Biden at the 2020 Democratic National Convention

PolitiFact · no rating scale · August 21, 2020 · read the check

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He was describing the United States record on COVID-19 deaths.

Topics: COVID-19.

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