{"id":2331054,"date":"2024-08-26T13:41:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T17:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-threads-video-shows-trump-warning-about-covid-19-lockdowns-not-mpox-is-from-august-2023\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T13:44:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T17:44:02","slug":"fact-check-threads-video-shows-trump-warning-about-covid-19-lockdowns-not-mpox-is-from-august-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-threads-video-shows-trump-warning-about-covid-19-lockdowns-not-mpox-is-from-august-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Threads Video Shows Trump Warning About COVID-19 Lockdowns, Not Mpox, Is From August 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-threads-video-shows-trump-warning-about-covid-19-lockdowns-not-mpox-is-from-august-2023%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2331054&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A video shared on Threads\u200d claims \u2063that Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican nominee \u2062and former \u200cPresident, \u200bwarned about lockdowns and \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-real-clear-politics-say-they-never-called-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Real Clear Politics -- SAY THEY NEVER CALLED PENNSYLVANIA\">election fraud<\/a> connected to Mpox. The claim is considered misleading. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-china-bought-positive-media-coverage-during-covid-19-according-to-damning-report\/\" title=\"How China Bought Positive Media Coverage During COVID-19, According To Damning Report\">original video<\/a>, released by \u2064Team Trump in August 2023, features Trump warning against \u201cleft-wing\u2063 lunatics\u201d attempting to \u200dreinstate \u200bCOVID-19 lockdowns to influence the upcoming presidential\u200d election. He suggests \u2064their goal\u2064 is \u2064to justify \u200cmore restrictions and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-arizona-state-legislature-to-hold-public-hearing-on-election-integrity-on-monday-nov-30\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Arizona State Legislature to Hold Public Hearing on Election Integrity on Monday, Nov. 30\">election manipulation<\/a>, referring to the alleged rigging of the 2020 election and predicting similar tactics \u2064for 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Recent reports indicate\u2064 an uptick in Mpox cases \u2062in Congo, but the \u2063World Health Organization&#8217;s European Director has clarified that Mpox is not the \u201cnew COVID,\u201d despite its classification as a \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/martinez-we-have-2-4-hour-lines-due-to-new-mexico-lockdown\/\" title=\"Martinez: &#039;We Have 2-4 Hour Lines&#039; Due to New Mexico Lockdown\">public health emergency<\/a>. Trump&#8217;s statements do \u2064not directly relate to Mpox, as no recent comments on the issue \u2062are found on his official \u2064platforms. the assertions made in the video have been flagged as misleading, lacking a direct link between Trump&#8217;s remarks and the Mpox situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@1776qqqqq\/post\/C-s6ej4t0iG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Threads<\/a> claims 2024 Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump gave a warning about lockdowns and election fraud in relation to Mpox.<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"ig-tp-C-s6ej4t0iG\" data-text-post-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@1776qqqqq\/post\/C-s6ej4t0iG\" data-text-post-version=\"0\">\n<div>\n<p>Post by @1776qqqqq<\/p>\n<p>View on Threads<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: Misleading<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is misleading. The original video, shared on X by Team Trump in August 2023, shows the former Republican President warning that &ldquo;left-wing lunatics&rdquo; are trying to bring back COVID-19 lockdowns and mandates to &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-primary-shows-signs-gop-voters-warming-to-early-voting-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Arizona primary shows signs GOP voters warming to early voting - Washington Examiner\">rig&#038;rdquo<\/a>; the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Congo recently reported more than 1,000 new cases of Mpox, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mpox-africa-outbreak-vaccines-health-congo-3f79d757e7666600c06cbdad39613bc8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Associated Press<\/a>. The World Health Organization&rsquo;s Europe Director Hans Kluge said Mpox is not the &ldquo;new COVID,&rdquo; despite the disease having been declared a &ldquo;public health emergency of international concern,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/8\/20\/mpox-not-the-new-covid-says-who\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Al Jazeera<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Threads video, which has received over 500 likes as of writing, claims Trump gave a warning about lockdowns and election fraud in relation to Mpox.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is misleading. The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TeamTrump\/status\/1696931890555429249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a>, which was shared on X by Team Trump in Aug. 2023, shows the former Republican President warning that &ldquo;left-wing lunatics&rdquo; are trying to bring back COVID-19 lockdowns and mandates to &ldquo;rig&rdquo; the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They want to re-start the COVID hysteria so they can justify more lockdowns, more censorship, more illegal drop boxes, more mail-in ballots, and trillions of dollars in payoffs to their political allies heading into the 2024 election, does that sound familiar?&rdquo; Trump says in the video.<\/p>\n<p>Trump adds that the American public &ldquo;will not comply&rdquo; with the tyrants who are purportedly seeking to implement these measures.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They rigged the 2020 election, and now they&rsquo;re trying to do the same thing all over again by rigging the most important election in the history of our country, the 2024 election, even if it means trying to bring back COVID. But they will fail because we will not let it happen,&rdquo; he says.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">COVID Tyrants want to take away our Freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Hear my words&mdash; WE WILL NOT COMPLY. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kql1YaxuO0\">pic.twitter.com\/Kql1YaxuO0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamTrump\/status\/1696931890555429249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Likewise, Check Your Fact did not find any recent statements about Mpox from Trump on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donaldjtrump.com\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a> or his <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/with_replies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TRUTH Social account<\/a>. Team Trump also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100066396894201\/search?q=Trump%20warns%20about%20lockdowns%20and%20election%20fraud%20with%20monkeypox.&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0XFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjRcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9IiwicnBfY2hyb25vX3NvcnQ6MCI6IntcIm5hbWVcIjpcImNocm9ub3NvcnRcIixcImFyZ3NcIjpcIlwifSJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has not<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&amp;q=%22Trump%20warns%20about%20lockdowns%20and%20election%20fraud%20with%20monkeypox.%22%20(from%3ATeamTrump)%20lang%3Aen&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/teamtrump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">commented<\/a> on Mpox, either. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/08\/22\/fact-check-tim-walz-dancing-cowboy-outfit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Video Of Tim Walz Dancing In Cowboy Outfit Is Edited)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition, Check Your Fact did not find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=59944d6273687f66&amp;sca_upv=1&amp;q=Trump+warns+about+lockdowns+and+election+fraud+with+monkeypox.&amp;tbm=nws&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWtG_mNb-HwafvV8cKK_h1a5eSkyfXNgRC6a9SKsMT7FIVFrTRcgQ9wgg-AOu0QCUSi1WWZ90AVgAx1eSHdTBok3TYtUIqP1gXwzloUbIhLdpKrPUnECB89KldayD8-e8Dl5HWACom4lT7-0e889K6duZ0WFanPsJajd_NbnkXQ8QX7Rk_iJFTK_phfzByTCe4Z1wvAw&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjD5v-L6YuIAxVsF1kFHZbSBQkQ0pQJegQIERAB&amp;biw=1610&amp;bih=869&amp;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">any credible news reports<\/a> to support the claim. Actually, the opposite is true. On Aug. 21, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/fact-check\/year-old-video-does-not-show-trump-warning-about-mpox-2024-08-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a> debunked the claim, indicating the video was originally from August 2023 and had been &ldquo;miscaptioned.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has contacted a Trump spokesperson for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video circulating on Threads suggests that Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican nominee and former President, issued a warning about lockdowns and election fraud concerning Mpox. However, this claim is misleading. The original footage, posted by Team Trump on X in August 2023, features Trump cautioning that &#8220;left-wing lunatics&#8221; are attempting to reinstate COVID-19 lockdowns and mandates to manipulate the upcoming presidential election. <\/p>\n<p>According to reports from The Associated Press, Congo has recently seen over 1,000 new Mpox cases. Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization&#8217;s Europe Director, stated that Mpox is not the &#8220;new COVID,&#8221; even though it has been labeled a &#8220;public health emergency of international concern,&#8221; as reported by Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<p>The Threads video has garnered more than 500 likes but inaccurately claims Trump&#8217;s warnings pertain specifically to Mpox. In reality, he discusses efforts to revive COVID-related hysteria for political gain ahead of the 2024 election: \u201cThey want to re-start the COVID hysteria so they can justify more lockdowns&#8230;and trillions of dollars in payoffs,\u201d he states in the video. He asserts that Americans will resist these alleged tyrannical measures.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Check Your Fact found no recent comments from Trump regarding Mpox on his official website or TRUTH Social account; Team Trump also hasn&#8217;t addressed this issue lately. Additionally, credible news sources have not supported this claim; rather Reuters clarified on August 21 that the video was miscaptioned and originally recorded in August 2023. Check Your Fact has reached out for comments from a Trump representative regarding this matter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2331055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2167044546-1-scaled-e1724439375583.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36972,3774,13420,4619,3634],"class_list":["post-2331054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-august-2023","tag-covid-19","tag-fact-check","tag-lockdowns","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2167044546-1-scaled-e1724439375583.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331054\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}