ventilator shortage

Are COVID-19 Patients With High BMIs Being Denied Ventilators?

Fact Checks, Viral Content / By Kim LaCapria / April 3, 2020

After a rumor circulated that patients with high body mass indices were being excluded from COVID-19 ventilator treatment, a Google Docs sheet circulated to advise people of their medical rights and resources.

Did the President of the United States Tell Governors Seeking Ventilators That Favors Are ‘a Two-Way Street’?

Fact Checks, Politics / By Kim LaCapria / March 27, 2020

Donald Trump did say negotiations with state governors was a “two-way street,” but he didn’t specifically claim to be withholding ventilators from governors he deemed unfriendly to him.