{"id":655464,"date":"2021-08-17T16:20:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T20:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=655464"},"modified":"2021-08-17T16:20:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T20:20:32","slug":"fact-check-did-joe-biden-sign-an-executive-order-closing-gyms-and-indoor-dining-due-to-the-delta-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-joe-biden-sign-an-executive-order-closing-gyms-and-indoor-dining-due-to-the-delta-variant\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Joe Biden Sign An Executive Order Closing Gyms And Indoor Dining Due To The Delta Variant?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/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-did-joe-biden-sign-an-executive-order-closing-gyms-and-indoor-dining-due-to-the-delta-variant%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=655464&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1333633935-e1628718317895.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CScZLI_J46P\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=828503cf-3424-4b3e-9c27-14fc5ea58f8b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Instagram<\/a> claims President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order closing gyms and indoor dining due to the Delta variant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CScZLI_J46P\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" readability=\"-8.8148148148148\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Biden has not signed an executive order that shuts down gyms and indoor dining starting this month, the Federal Register website shows.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The highly contagious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/variants\/variant.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Delta variant<\/a> and its sub-lineages continue to circulate in the U.S. and, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#variant-proportions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention variant proportion estimates<\/a>, made up over 98 percent of COVD-19 cases between Aug. 8 and Aug. 14.<\/p>\n<p>What looks like a screen grab of a recent tweet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CScZLI_J46P\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=828503cf-3424-4b3e-9c27-14fc5ea58f8b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">alleges<\/a>, \u201cBREAKING NEWS: Joe Biden signed an executive order to prevent the rapid spread of the Delta Variant. Gyms, indoor dining, mass gatherings are among the many businesses forced to CLOSE. Effective 8\/12\/21.\u201d Iterations of the tweet have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mary.chavez.9828456\/posts\/1871306629708482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">also been shared<\/a> on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has not, however, signed an executive order to that effect, a review of the respective <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/presidential-documents\/executive-orders\/joe-biden\/2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Register<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/?s=executive+order\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">White House websites<\/a> found. None of Biden\u2019s executive orders available online mandate the shutting down of gyms or indoor dining starting this month. The Federal Register, which publishes all executive orders signed by the president, lists the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2021\/08\/11\/2021-17253\/blocking-property-of-additional-persons-contributing-to-the-situation-in-belarus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">most recent executive order<\/a> signed by Biden as one on Aug. 9 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/08\/09\/politics\/belarus-executive-order-biden\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">targeted<\/a>&nbsp;the Belarusian regime.<\/p>\n<p>The inaccurate claim about Biden signing an executive order that closes gyms and indoor dining appears to stem from a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGainsGods\/status\/1425491360036106240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent tweet<\/a> by the Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGainsGods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheGainsGods<\/a>. When a Twitter user replied saying the claim was \u201cfake news,\u201d the Twitter account appeared to acknowledge the claim was made up, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGainsGods\/status\/1426005336385802243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeting<\/a>, \u201cYou got me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Members of the Biden administration have stated in recent weeks that the U.S. will not need to return to COVID-19 lockdowns. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/02\/26\/fact-check-joe-biden-sign-52-executive-orders-one-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Joe Biden Sign 52 Executive Orders In One Week?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019re going to see lockdowns,\u201d Dr. Anthony Fauci, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.niaid.nih.gov\/about\/director\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">director<\/a> of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said on <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/ThisWeek\/video\/things-worse-dr-anthony-fauci-79201105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC News\u2019 \u201cThis Week\u201d<\/a> in early August. \u201cI think we have enough of the percentage of people in the country, not enough to crush the outbreak, but I believe enough to not allow us to get into the situation we were in last winter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KJP46\/status\/1420853779667329026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on Twitter<\/a> in late July that the U.S. will not be going back to lockdowns. Her tweet came after she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2021\/07\/29\/press-briefing-by-principal-deputy-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-july-29-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> during a briefing that the White House would follow CDC guidance when pressed by Fox News\u2019 Peter Doocy about the administration\u2019s stance on lockdowns.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.5075757575758\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We will not be going back into lockdowns. Why? Because we now have the tools to put this virus behind us. The science says the vaccines work \u2013 including against the Delta variant. We urge Americans to get vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Karine Jean-Pierre (@KJP46) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KJP46\/status\/1420853779667329026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe will not be going back into lockdowns. Why? Because we now have the tools to put this virus behind us. The science says the vaccines work \u2013 including against the Delta variant. We urge Americans to get vaccinated,\u201d Jean-Pierre <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KJP46\/status\/1420853779667329026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Instagram claims President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order closing gyms and indoor dining due to the Delta variant. 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