This is a guide to key stories we did during the 2020 election between Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden.
Locations: Florida
CBS News Didn’t Misrepresent Trump Gathering as a Biden Event
COVID-19 Data-Reporting Changed, But Not Florida’s Case Count
As Florida’s COVID-19 case count rose to the second-highest in the U.S. in July, a former challenger for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat falsely claimed on social media that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had made a “mistake” and subsequently reduced Florida’s count by 79,000 cases. There was no such adjustment.
Meme Misrepresents Florida Surgeon General’s Position on Face Masks
Amid a surge in Florida’s COVID-19 cases, a Facebook meme dated June 24 falsely claims the state’s surgeon general recommended that people stop wearing face masks. The surgeon general actually issued an advisory two days earlier saying everyone in Florida “should wear face coverings in any setting where social distancing is not possible.”
Trump Falsely Says COVID-19 Surge ‘Only’ Due to Testing, Misleads on Deaths
Senate Majority PAC
A super PAC “solely dedicated to building a Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate.”
Priorities USA Action
A liberal super PAC launched by former Obama White House staffers.