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A bunch of debunked bullshit from a far right lie site.

Do better. Trump is the worst president on record according to experts,
not right wing foaming at the mouth lunatics.

act check: On a viral list of 10 Trump 'accomplishments,' 3 are true
Portrait of Ella Lee Ella Lee
USA TODAY
The claim: President Donald Trump achieved these 10 things

As President Donald Trump is in the final stretch of his bid for
reelection, some of his supporters are pointing to accomplishments the
president supposedly has achieved since he took office in 2017.

�President Donald Trump over the last week did the following, but you
probably won't hear about it from the News,� the Facebook post reads,
accompanied by three muscle-flexing emoji and an American flag emoji.

The post then lists 10 supposed accomplishments, from making vaccines
voluntary to busting global trafficking rings. The original poster did
not
respond to USA TODAY�s request for comment.

Here�s a breakdown of each claim.
1. Trump made vaccines voluntary, not mandatory. The military will check
purity and distribute vaccines

Every state in the U.S. requires children to be vaccinated against
certain
diseases as a condition for attending school. Those laws have been put in
place by state governments, not the federal government.

For example, all states require vaccinations against DTaP, MMR and polio
to attend any school, while the HPV, influenza and Hepatitis A and B
vaccines are required by some states, but not all.

All school immunization laws offer exemptions to children for medical
reasons, and 45 states plus Washington, D.C., grant exemptions for
religious reasons, according to the National Conference of State
Legislatures. Just 15 states allow exemptions for philosophical reasons.

More:Scientists worry FDA could be pressured to approve COVID vaccine
before it's fully tested

It�s possible this claim stemmed from comments the president made at a
May
15 press briefing regarding the production of the COVID-19 vaccine.

�We�re looking for a full vaccine for everyone that wants to get it,�
Trump said. �Not everybody is going to want to get it.�

At that same press conference, Trump indicated the military may be
involved in the distribution of the vaccine, asserting that once the
vaccine is ready the government will �deploy every plane, truck and
soldier required to help distribute it to the American people as quickly
as possible.�

Trump�s claim about military distribution was later refuted by White
House
and Defense Department officials, according to McClatchy DC. USA TODAY
found no evidence indicating the military will check the purity of the
vaccine.

Our rating: False
2. Trump defunded the World Health Organization �forever� and wants an
investigation into its operations

Trump announced in April that he planned to stop funding the World Health
Organization.

�Today I�m instructing my administration to halt funding of the World
Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess the World
Health
Organization�s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of
the coronavirus,� Trump told reporters April 14. ��As the organization�s
leading sponsor, the United States has a duty to insist on full
accountability.� World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva.

Whether the president can actually stop funding WHO is another question.
Congress holds the country�s spending power, so if Congress mandates aid
to WHO by statute, Trump has no constitutional authority to deny it,
according to an "Expert Forum" analysis published by the American
Constitution Society, a left-leaning organization. However, current
appropriations laws give the administration some flexibility over WHO
funding, so the administration may have the authority to withhold funding
until Congress eliminates that flexibility, the analysis explains.

The U.S. still owes WHO money, too.

AFP reported that as of May 31, the U.S. owed WHO $203 million in
outstanding assessed contribution fees, according to a WHO status report.
As of Aug. 31, the U.S. owes WHO about $99 million, that report states,
indicating the U.S. has paid WHO since Trump�s claims were made.

Our rating: Missing context
3. Trump canceled the Democrats� HR6666 bill, known as the COVID-19
TRACE
Act, that was the basis for Bill Gates� diagnosis and tracking project,
which was also canceled

The TRACE Act, introduced by Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., in May, is still
active.

The bill would provide $100 billion in grants to organizations that
perform COVID-19 testing, tracing and at-home services. Eligible entities
include some health centers, nonprofit organizations and some hospitals
and schools, according to Congress� summary of the bill. It also could be
used to pay staff or purchase personal protective equipment.

Fact check:'Plandemic' sequel makes false claims about Bill Gates

It was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 1.
To
become law, next, the bill will need to pass out of the committee and
pass
in the House and Senate. Then, it will need to be signed by the
president.

USA TODAY has previously reported that Bill Gates was not involved in
crafting the bill.

"In our home state of Washington, our staff have provided advisory
support
to public health officials on their COVID-19 response efforts,� the Gates
Foundation told USA TODAY in a statement. �This has included
participating
in discussions about epidemiological approaches, such as testing,
isolation, contact tracing and quarantine. The Gates Foundation has not
provided grant funding to expand contact tracing in the U.S.�

Our rating: False
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates announces Thursday, June 15, 2006, in
Redmond, Wash., that he will transition from day-to-day responsibilities
at the company he co-founded to concentrate on the charitable work of the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 4. Trump canceled Bill Gates� project
known as ID2020

ID2020 is not Bill Gates� project, and Trump hasn�t canceled it.

Dakota Gruener is ID2020�s executive director. She launched the ID2020
Alliance program after working at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, where she
worked as the right hand woman to the CEO, according to her staff bio.

More:'It helps the world': Bill Gates pushing to get US back to fighting
coronavirus globally

Founding partners of the program include Microsoft and Gavi, which is
where the Gates connection comes in. Gates co-founded Microsoft, and Gavi
receives funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Our rating: False
5. Trump opened a complaint platform to report censorship on Facebook,
Twitter and YouTube

The Trump administration launched a website in May asking for examples of
Americans being censored on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter
and YouTube.

At the time, the form asked users to submit their name, phone number and
whether they are a U.S. citizen, USA TODAY reported. Then it asked for
incidents of censorship.

More:Trump White House solicits examples of social media censorship

"SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS should advance FREEDOM OF SPEECH. Yet too many
Americans have seen their accounts suspended, banned, or fraudulently
reported for unclear 'violations' of user policies," the White House
website reads.

The website says it is no longer accepting new responses.

Our rating: True
6. Trump issued an executive order to reopen states; governors who refuse
will be sued

Trump did not sign an executive order requiring states to reopen,
according to the Federal Register, which archives executive orders, and
even if he did want to open states, it�s not likely he�d have the power
to
do so.

"Trump has no authority to ease social distancing, or to open schools or
private businesses," Kathleen Bergin, a professor at Cornell Law School,
told NPR. "These are matters for states to decide under their power to
promote public health and welfare, a power guaranteed by the 10th
Amendment to the Constitution. Despite what he claims, no president has
absolute authority over domestic policy, and he certainly has no power to
override the type of measures that have been taken across the country
that
have proved successful in flattening the curve.� President Donald Trump
smiles as he is about to sign four executive orders during a news
conference at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., Saturday,
Aug. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ORG XMIT: NJSW109

The idea of taking legal action against governors� COVID-19 lockdown
plans, however, was raised by Attorney General William Barr in April, USA
TODAY previously reported.

"We�re looking carefully at a number of these rules that are being put
into place," Barr said in an interview with conservative talk show host
Hugh Hewitt on April 21. "And if we think one goes too far, we initially
try to jawbone the governors into rolling them back or adjusting them.
And
if they�re not and people bring lawsuits, we file statement of interest
and side with the plaintiffs."

At a later press briefing, Trump did not dismiss the idea.

�It would depend on the state, it would depend on the circumstances of
the
state,� Trump said when asked about Barr�s directive to federal
prosecutors April 27, The Daily Beast reported.

Our rating: Partly false
7. Trump issued an executive order for the White House to take over all
electrical grids, which will include internet servers, broadcasting
systems and electronic systems

The president did issue an executive order intended to secure the
country�s bulk-power system, but the order does not allow the White House
to �take over� electrical grids.

The order seeks to protect the U.S.� electricity system from cyber and
other attacks, Reuters reported.

More:Californians look to home batteries as backup for unreliable
electric
grid

�It is imperative the bulk-power system be secured against exploitation
and attacks by foreign threats,� Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said in
a press release. �This Executive Order will greatly diminish the ability
of foreign adversaries to target our critical electric infrastructure.�

The order makes no mention of assuming control over all electrical grids,
and also does not mention �internet servers,� �broadcasting systems� or
�electronic systems.�

Our rating: Partly false
8. Trump declared places of worship as �essential services.� Some mayors
are fining people for going to church

It�s true that Trump deemed places of worship as essential early on in
the
coronavirus pandemic.

�Today, I�m identifying houses of worship � churches, synagogue, and
mosques � as essential places that provide essential services,� Trump
said
at a May 22 press briefing. �Some governors have deemed liquor stores and
abortion clinics as essential but have left out churches and other houses
of worship. It�s not right. So, I�m correcting this injustice and calling
houses of worship essential.�

It�s also true that some mayors are fining churches or church-goers, like
in Chicago and Greenville, Mississippi. The Mississippi fines have since
been canceled.

Our rating: True

More:Online prayers, social distancing in the pews: Christian leaders
debate how to do church amid pandemic 9. Trump applauded Australia and
116
countries for insisting on a �China Probe� into the spread of COVID-19

A resolution that calls for �scientific and collaborative field missions�
to trace COVID-19�s transmission path, pushed by Australia and the
European Union, was backed by 116 countries, Reuters reported.

Trump tweeted in support of the move on May 18, �We are with them!� That
same day, China agreed to an independent investigation, but only after
the
pandemic �has been brought under control,� Chinese president Xi Jinping
said at a virtual WHO meeting.

Our rating: True
10. Trump arrested and dismantled sex and human trafficking rings in
several countries

USA TODAY previously reported that there have been 8,559 arrests related
to human trafficking made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the
Immigration and Customers Enforcement�s Homeland Security Investigations.

Fact check:Over 8,000 US trafficking arrests since 2017 have not included
members of Congress

Claims that human trafficking arrests have skyrocketed during Trump�s
presidency are false, an in-depth analysis by FactCheck.org found.

Trump has, however, been a vocal advocate for ending trafficking. He has
signed several laws intended to bolster efforts to eradicate the crime
and
gave more than $35 million in Justice Department grants to nonprofit
organizations that provide housing for human trafficking victims this
month.

Our rating: False
Our rating: Partly false

We rate the claim that President Donald Trump achieved this list of 10
things as PARTLY FALSE because some claims were not supported by our
research. Three of the claims are true, four are false, one is missing
context and two are partly false. Our fact-check sources:

Center for Disease Control and Prevention, State School Immunization
Requirements and Vaccine Exemption Laws Center for Disease Control
and
Prevention, State Vaccination Requirements Immunization Action
Coalition, State Laws and Mandates by Vaccine National Conference of
State Legislatures, June 26, States With Religious and Philosophical
Exemptions From School Immunization Requirements White House, May 15,
Remarks by President Trump on Vaccine Development McClatchy D.C.,
July
29, Officials dispute Trump�s claim that military is preparing COVID
vaccine distribution White House, April 14, Remarks by President
Trump
in Press Briefing American Constitution Society, June 1, Can
President
Trump Defund the WHO? AFP, June 16, Misleading list of Trump�s
achievements spreads on social media World Health Organization, July
31, Assessed contributions overview for all Member States TRACE Act
GovTrack, May 13, H.R. 6666: COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And
Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act USA TODAY, May 27, Fact check: Bill
Gates did not craft contact tracing bill ID2020, Leadership
ID2020, Alliance
Gavi, Our Alliance
USA TODAY, May 15, Trump White House solicits examples of social
media
censorship White House, Tech Bias Story Sharing Tool
Federal Register, 2020 Donald Trump Executive Orders
NPR, April 14, FACT CHECK: Trump Doesn't Have The Authority To Order
States To 'Reopen' USA TODAY, April 21, Barr warns of Justice
Department intervention if state lockdown orders go 'too far' Daily
Beast, April 27, Trump Won�t Rule Out Suing Local Governments to
Reopen: �It Would Depend on the State� White House, May 1, Executive
Order on Securing the United States Bulk-Power System Reuters, May 1,
Trump signs order to protect the U.S. electricity system: Energy
Department Department of Energy, May 1, President Trump Signs
Executive Order Securing the United States Bulk-Power System White
House, May 22, Press Briefing by Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany
Chicago Tribune, May 21, Chicago police fine 3 churches for violating
stay-at-home order; businessman Willie Wilson says he�ll pay WREG
Memphis, April 10, Mississippi churchgoers fined $500 while attending
drive-in service City of Greenville, April 13, Mayor Errick D.
Simmons� Statement Regarding Greenville City Council April 7, 2020
Order on Church Services Reuters, May 18, Australia welcomes growing
support for COVID-19 inquiry at WHO meeting President Trump's
Twitter,
May 18 VOA News, May 18, China Backs Calls for Probe of COVID Origins
- But Not Now USA TODAY, Aug. 24, Fact check: Over 8,000 US
trafficking arrests since 2017 have not included members of Congress
FactCheck.org, Aug. 14, Viral Chart Distorts Human Trafficking
Statistics White House, Jan. 9, 2019, President Donald J. Trump Is
Fighting to Eradicate Human Trafficking Associated Press, Aug. 4,
Trump Gives $35 Million to Aid Human Trafficking Victims

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