AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts record; BLM falsely accused

Here’s the statement from the U.S. Energy Information Administration: “Reduced economic activity related to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes in energy demand and supply patterns in 2020.” World demand for oil has fallen by 8 million barrels a day, according to that agency’s estimates.___TRUMP: “The United States has among the lowest case fatality rates of any major country anywhere in the world.”THE FACTS: Not true. Many other factors are in play in shaping a death toll besides how well a country responded to the pandemic, such as the overall health or youth of national populations.___BLACK LIVES MATTERRUDY GIULIANI, Trump’s personal attorney and former New York mayor: “Black Lives Matter and antifa sprang into action and, in a flash, they hijacked the peaceful protest into vicious, brutal riots.”THE FACTS: That’s a hollow claim. Biden does oppose federal money for tuition vouchers.___MILITARYTRUMP: “We have spent $2.5 trillion on completely rebuilding our military, which was very badly depleted when I took office, as you know.”THE FACTS: That’s an exaggeration.His administration has accelerated a sharp buildup in defense spending and paused spending limits but a number of new Pentagon weapons programs, such as the F-35 fighter jet, predate Trump.The Air Force’s Minuteman 3 missiles, a key part of the U.S. nuclear force, for instance, have been operating since the early 1970s and the modernization was begun under the Obama administration.___VETERANSTRUMP: “We also passed VA accountability and VA Choice, our great veterans. So the U.S. exports that production and imports oil that is more suitable for American refineries to handle.___VIRUS TESTINGIVANKA TRUMP: “Our president rapidly mobilized the full force of government and the private sector to produce ventilators within weeks — to build the most robust testing system in the world.”THE FACTS: Her assertion of superior U.S. testing for COVID-19 is dubious.