copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: “If you look at the one (hydroxychloroquine) survey, the only bad survey, they were giving it to people that were in very bad shape. They were very old. Almost dead.” (Donald Trump, 2020-05-19)
Evidence (2020-05-23): Most people who get COVID-19 recover. ___ TRUMP, on the study of VA hospital data: "If you look at that phony report that was put in, that report on the hydroxyl — was given to people that were in extraordinarily bad condition — extraordinarily bad, people that were dying." — remarks Monday. TRUMP: "There was a false study done where they gave it to very sick people — extremely sick people, people that were ready to die. … And the study came out. The people were ready to die. Everybody was old, had bad problems with hearts, diabetes, and everything else you can imagine." — remarks Tuesday at Cabinet meeting. VA SECRETARY ROBERT WILKIE: "They did not even look at what the president just mentioned — the various comorbidities that the patients who were referenced in that study had." — Cabinet meeting Tuesday. WILKIE: "The analysis did not adjust for patients’ clinical status." — letter on April 29 to veterans’ groups. THE FACTS: Trump and his VA secretary are incorrect. Researchers did use standard statistical methods to adjust for differences in the groups being compared, including clinical status and the presence of other chronic health conditions.
Claim: “If you look at the one (hydroxychloroquine) survey, the only bad survey, they were giving it to people that were in very bad shape. They were very old. Almost dead.” (Donald Trump, 2020-05-19)
Evidence (2020-07-01): Trump then falsely claimed that evidence suggests hydroxychloroquine does not have negative side effects. "What has been determined is it doesn’t harm you." In reality, the FDA has said hydroxychloroquine should only be used as a coronavirus treatment in hopsital settings, due to "reports of serious heart rhythm problems" in virus patients who had received the drug. [...] After Trump hyped the drug in March, an Arizona man died from ingesting a form of chloroquine used to clean fish tanks.
Claim: “If you look at the one (hydroxychloroquine) survey, the only bad survey, they were giving it to people that were in very bad shape. They were very old. Almost dead.” (Donald Trump, 2020-05-19)
Evidence (2020-05-19): Q The FDA has — the FDA warned that hydroxychloroquine could cause serious side effects, especially with the heart, with your heart. [...] Q Why is it okay for you to promote the use of this drug when you’re not a doctor and health experts are warning against it? [...] Now, if you look at some of the reports that came out from Italy, that came out from France, that came out from other — a lot of our frontline workers take it because it possibly, and I think it does, but you know, people are going to have to make up their own mind. Plus, it doesn’t hurt people. It’s been out on the market for 60 or 65 years for malaria, lupus, and other things. I think it gives you an additional level of safety.
Claim: “If you look at the one (hydroxychloroquine) survey, the only bad survey, they were giving it to people that were in very bad shape. They were very old. Almost dead.” (Donald Trump, 2020-05-19)
Evidence (2020-05-19): UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The FDA warned that hydroxychloroquine could cause serious side effects, especially with the heart. TRUMP: Yeah. I`ve worked with doctors, and if you look at the one survey, the only bad survey, they were giving it to people that were in very bad shape. It was a Trump enemy statement. [...] TRUMP: There was a false study done where they gave it to very sick people, extremely sick people, people that were ready to die. It was given by obviously not friends of the administration, and the study came out. I have a doctor in the White House. I said, what do you think? And it`s just a line of defense. I`m just talking about as a line of defense. I`m dealing with a lot of people. Look at all the people in the room. You know, I`m the President, and I`m dealing with a lot of people. It`s been out for close to 70 years for a couple of different things, right? Lupus and malaria and even arthritis, they say. But I think it`s worth it as a line of defense, and I`ll stay on it for a little while longer.
Claim: “If you look at the one (hydroxychloroquine) survey, the only bad survey, they were giving it to people that were in very bad shape. They were very old. Almost dead.” (Donald Trump, 2020-05-19)
Evidence (2020-05-20): As research started to emerge that hydroxychloroquine was not helpful, and even potentially harmful, in battling COVID-19, the president’s public rhetoric in support of the drug had faded. But his private hopes had not, according to three White House officials and Republicans close to the White House not authorized to speak publicly about private discussions. [...] That was an apparent reference to a study of hundreds of patients treated by the Department of Veterans Affairs in which more people in a group who were administered hydroxychloroquine died than among those who weren’t. Almost dead," Trump said. "It was a Trump enemy statement."
Claim: “If you look at the one (hydroxychloroquine) survey, the only bad survey, they were giving it to people that were in very bad shape. They were very old. Almost dead.” (Donald Trump, 2020-05-19)
Evidence (2020-05-22): They were very old, almost dead," Trump told reporters Tuesday. "It was a Trump enemy statement." [...] "The only negative I’ve heard," he added, "was the study where they gave it — was it the VA? — with, you know, people that aren’t big Trump fans." There is no evidence that the study, funded by grants from the NIH and the University of Virginia, was influenced by anyone’s opinions about Trump. The retrospective analysis was conducted by researchers at several universities and looked at the impact of hydroxychloroquine in patients at veterans’ hospitals across the nation. It found no benefit and more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care alone. That work was posted online for researchers and has not been reviewed by other scientists, but a larger observational study that looked at the outcomes of nearly 100,000 patients in 671 hospitals on six continents published Friday sounded similar alarms.
Claim: “If you look at the one (hydroxychloroquine) survey, the only bad survey, they were giving it to people that were in very bad shape. They were very old. Almost dead.” (Donald Trump, 2020-05-19)
Evidence (2020-05-19): Hu — who is close with China’s leaders — made his comment after Trump announced Monday that he’s been taking the antimalaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a preventive measure despite warnings from the Food and Drug Administration that it could be dangerous or even lethal. [...] "First, let me emphasize strongly that any use of hydroxychloroquine has to be in consultation with your doctor — you have to have a prescription," she said. "That’s the way it must be done. [...] And the FDA has cautioned against the use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment outside of hospitals or clinical trials due to the potential risk of heart problems.
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2022-10-04): Antony Blinken said the Nord Stream pipeline leaks presented an opportunity to ease European dependence on Russian energy supplies; he didn’t say Joe Biden was responsible for the pipeline’s leaks.
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2022-09-29): Nord Stream pipeline leaks are ‘catastrophic for the climate’ [...] Methane leaking from yet-to-be explained damage on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines is likely to be the biggest burst of the potent greenhouse gas on record, raising new fears of the effect on the climate emergency. The Nord Stream pipeline from Russia to Germany on Thursday was pumping huge volumes of methane into the Baltic Sea as well as the atmosphere – as much as five times more than escaped in the Aliso Canyon disaster – the largest known terrestrial release of methane in US history.
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2022-02-23): Statement by President Biden on Nord Stream 2 [...] Yesterday, after further close consultations between our two governments, Germany announced that it would halt certification of the pipeline. Today, I have directed my administration to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG and its corporate officers. These steps are another piece of our initial tranche of sanctions in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine. As I have made clear, we will not hesitate to take further steps if Russia continues to escalate.
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2021-04-17): The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a lot more than a business project aimed at shipping natural gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea — it's turned into a massive diplomatic headache for Washington, Berlin, Brussels, Warsaw, Kyiv and many other capitals. [...] There's furious pressure on U.S. President Joe Biden's administration to slap sanctions on the pipeline and block its completion. Germany's pro-Nord Stream 2 position may shift after upcoming elections. The EU's ability to effectively respond to Russia's military buildup near Ukraine is also questioned, given European reliance on Moscow for a crucial energy source.
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2022-09-28): European security officials on Monday and Tuesday observed Russian Navy support ships in the vicinity of leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines likely caused by underwater explosions, according two Western intelligence officials and one other source familiar with the matter. [...] If Russia did deliberately cause the explosions, it would be effectively sabotaging its own pipelines: Russian state company Gazprom is the majority shareholder in Nord Stream 1 and the sole owner of Nord Stream 2. [...] The US warned several European allies over the summer, including Germany, that the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines could face threats and even be attacked, according to two people familiar with the intelligence and the warnings.
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2024-05-25): PolitiFact previously reported on Nord Stream 2, the 750-mile undersea pipeline project that Russia launched in 2015. Kayleigh McEnany, a former press secretary for then-President Donald Trump, said in 2022 that "Trump (placed sanctions on) Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline." We rated that claim Mostly False. [...] Burgum said Biden approved the Nord Stream 2 pipeline after Trump shut it down, and then shut down the nation’s natural gas export capacity. [...] Biden did not "approve" Nord Stream 2; the U.S. president doesn’t have that power. However, Biden did change U.S. policy to allow the last 10% to be completed, with safeguards against its hostile use.
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2022-09-30): President Joe Biden on Friday called the leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines a "deliberate act of sabotage" and accused Russia and President Vladimir Putin of "pumping out disinformation and lies," though he did not directly accuse Moscow for the leaks. Biden’s strong words mark the first time he’s directly asserted that the leaks were a result of sabotage, pushing back on Russia’s narrative about the incident amid Moscow’s escalating efforts to assert its claim over Ukrainian territory. [...] Western nations have said leaks in Nord Stream 1 and 2, two Russian gas pipelines, are likely the result of sabotage. But up to this point, US officials had been largely circumspect compared to their European counterparts in drawing conclusions about the leaks.
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2022-09-27): Two undersea leaks that began in the Russian-owned Nord Stream gas pipelines on Monday were likely caused by powerful underwater explosions, according to Swedish and Danish seismographic data. [...] German and Danish officials said both the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines showed sudden losses of pressure late Monday, which they said could only be caused by a leak from large holes in the pipelines. [...] Danish authorities reported the location of the Nord Stream 1 leak as northeast of the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm, and the Nord Stream 2 leak as southeast of the island. German media, quoting unnamed security officials, say it's possible the leaks are a result of an act of sabotage, as it's extremely rare for undersea, concrete-coated steel pipes to break on their own. Authorities have halted all shipping in the area around the leaks.
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2022-10-18): The claim: Antony Blinken confessed the U.S. was responsible for the Nord Stream gas leaks [...] Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that Blinken admitted the U.S. was responsible for the Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks. Blinken discussed the situation at a press conference, but did not confess the U.S. was behind it. He called allegations that the U.S. was responsible "absurd." [...] PolitiFact, Oct. 6, No, Blinken didn’t say Biden is responsible for Nord Stream leaks
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2021-05-21): In a May 19, 2021, statement, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that while the Biden administration opposed the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, it supported temporarily waiving sanctions on some ships and individuals associated with the company related to rescue and environmental missions. In May 2021, numerous media outlets reported that U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration would be waiving sanctions on vessels, corporate entities and the CEO of Nord Stream AG, an international consortium of five major companies overseeing the construction of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline into Germany. However, the administration still expressed opposition to the construction of the pipeline. [...] While the Biden administration supported waiving sanctions on some elements associated with Nord Stream AG, the administration maintained its opposition to construction of Nord Stream 2 — and that seemed at odds with statements made by Blinken during his Jan. 19 nomination hearing, when he said the administration would "do whatever we can to prevent that completion" of Nord Stream 2.
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2021-05-20): Nord Stream 2: Biden waives US sanctions on Russian pipeline [...] President Joe Biden has said he opposes the $11bn (£7.8bn) project. His Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said during his confirmation hearing that he was "determined to do whatever we can to prevent that completion" of Nord Stream 2. [...] Mr Blinken said Mr Biden wanted "a predictable, stable relationship with Russia".
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2022-09-28): Nord Stream leaks: Sabotage to blame, says EU - Published - comments [...] The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he thought the leaks would "not have a significant impact on Europe's energy resilience". Neither pipeline is transporting gas at the moment, although they both contain gas. [...] The Nord Stream 1 pipeline - which consists of two parallel branches - has not transported any gas since August when Russia closed it down, saying it needed maintenance.
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Biden to waive Trump-era sanctions on operator of Russian pipeline was Dkr4188 now Dkr1999 for your first year. Make up your own mind. Build robust opinions with the FT’s trusted journalism. Offer available here until 24th October.
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2023-12-30): There may have been more daring capers, but one recently retired U.S. military commander, a man who has held senior appointments and is knowledgeable about the Baltic region, couldn’t help but acknowledge what he called the "coolness factor" of the Nord Stream attack. Cool, because whoever did it managed to achieve total surprise and leave few traces behind. Indeed, more than a year later, nobody knows for certain who was responsible, although accumulating evidence has begun to point in a specific direction. Officials from Sweden, Denmark, and Germany would answer none of my questions. Nor would officials at the White House, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, or the Pentagon comment on the record, beyond denouncing the act as sabotage. Sweden, Denmark, and Germany have initiated criminal investigations, but very little has emerged about the conduct of any of these probes. That has surprised some journalists, who are used to a leakier status quo. None of the relevant investigating authorities has announced a clear finish line, although Swedish officials have expressed the hope that a decision on whether to bring charges could be made by the end of the year.
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2023-09-26): Nord Stream pipelines blasts: A maze of speculation [...] A few days after the attack, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the Nord Stream explosions offered "a tremendous opportunity to once and for all remove the dependence on Russian energy." [...] According to international law, the attack on the Nord Stream pipeline would be an illegal act, even in the context of a military conflict, Bonn-based international law expert Stefan Talmon told DW. "That is because the Nord Stream pipeline is a civilian infrastructure project. According to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, destroying civilian infrastructure is not only a violation of international law, but a war crime."
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2022-09-27): Nord Stream pipeline leaks: What happened, what’s the impact? [...] This was followed by a Danish Energy Authority statement that a leak had likely occurred in one of the two Nord Stream 2 pipelines lying in Danish waters. [...] Two leaks were detected on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which stopped delivering gas to Europe last month, both in an area northeast of the Danish island of Bornholm.
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2022-10-18): The claim: Antony Blinken confessed the U.S. was responsible for the Nord Stream gas leaks [...] Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that Blinken admitted the U.S. was responsible for the Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks. Blinken discussed the situation at a press conference, but did not confess the U.S. was behind it. He called allegations that the U.S. was responsible "absurd." - U.S. State Department spokesperson, Oct. 12, Emailed statement USA TODAY - U.S. Department of State, Sept. 30, Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly At a Joint Press Availability - PolitiFact, Oct. 6, No, Blinken didn’t say Biden is responsible for Nord Stream leaks - USA TODAY, Sept. 28, EU officials suspect sabotage after mysterious Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks - CNBC, Oct. 11, All you need to know about the Nord Stream gas leaks — and why Europe suspects ‘gross sabotage’ - The New York Times, Sept. 28, Sabotaged Pipelines and a Mystery: Who Did It? (Was It Russia?)
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2022-10-04): No, Blinken didn’t say Biden is responsible for Nord Stream leaks If Your Time is short - Antony Blinken said the Nord Stream pipeline leaks presented an opportunity to ease European dependence on Russian energy supplies; he didn’t say Joe Biden was responsible for the pipeline’s leaks. [...] A video in the post is titled "Blinken confesses that Biden did it," and over several minutes, a woman in the video makes the case that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s comments during a press conference Sept. 30 shows him conceding that the United States "deliberately destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines."
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2023-06-28): On February 8, Hersh published his story on Substack, charging that Biden had personally authorized the bombing of the pipelines and that U.S. navy divers had planted the bombs on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines during NATO’s BALTOPS 22 exercises in the Baltic Sea three months before they detonated. Russia publicly embraced Hersh’s story and introduced it as evidence of the need for an independent United Nations investigation into the attacks. The White House called Hersh’s report "utterly false and complete fiction." [...] While Andersson now doubts the veracity of many details in Hersh’s account of the Nord Stream bombings, he is not yet prepared to exonerate the Biden administration. "Even if Ukraine planned and executed the operation, I can’t stop thinking that the U.S. was in on it in a way that makes them responsible," he said. "At a minimum, Ukraine must have been certain that the U.S. would celebrate a successful sabotage of Nord Stream. And that’s what happened. Antony Blinken said it was a ‘great opportunity’ and Victoria Nuland cheered that the pipes had been turned into scrap metal. So, if Ukraine did it, they did it for the team, and if they didn’t inform their team leader, the USA, about all details, it was because that’s what was expected of them."
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2023-06-15): Reports Say CIA Warned Ukraine Not To Sabotage Nord Stream Pipeline Prior To Blasts The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency reportedly warned Ukraine not to sabotage the Nord Stream undersea gas pipelines last year after receiving a tip from the Netherlands’ intelligence agency that a plot was under way. [...] A top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Mykhaylo Podolyak, called the latest reporting "endless anonymous sources [that are] artificially fueling the disinformation campaign about Ukraine's alleged involvement in the destruction of the Nord Stream."
Claim: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. (Facebook posts, 2022-10-04)
Evidence (2023-04-10): On 26 September last year, the Nord Stream 1 and 2 underwater gas pipelines between Russia and Germany were blown up just off the coast of Bornholm, a Danish island in the Baltic Sea. [...] As Hersh notes in his article, the weight of circumstantial evidence indicates that the US is the prime suspect behind the Nord Stream sabotage – the "elephant in the room" to which he referred in the interview. [...] In a press conference held just days after the explosion, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken described the sabotage as a "tremendous [strategic] opportunity" for the US. His remarks were echoed earlier this year by Nuland, who said during a Senate hearing that "I am, and I think the administration is, very gratified to know that Nord Stream 2 is now... a hunk of metal at the bottom of the sea."