Coronavirus misinformation continues to spread, with a popular debunked claim this week surfacing on Australian social media, which was imported directly from the US.
Meanwhile, Chile allowed only twice-weekly shopping trips, and both South Africa and India banned the sale of alcohol.
Additionally, at the time of Mr Abbott's claim, Victoria had not had the longest lockdown. Melburnians had by then spent 31 days under the state's toughest stage 4 restrictions. While smaller jurisdictions such as Victoria are not included on the index, Fact Check has calculated that the state's coronavirus restrictions would not have fallen within the maximum range.
While Mr Biden claimed the President had "no plan" for the pandemic, the fact checkers found that while public health experts have said Mr Trump did not have a plan for national coronavirus testing, his administration had announced a plan for distributing vaccines. "Those earning $50,000 and $60,000 a year would get less than $3000 in tax savings under the policy. A person would need to earn more than $62,640 to get a $3000 benefit," the fact checkers concluded.
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