FILE - A New York subway rider wears protective gloves and a mask while holding onto a pole, March 19, 2020.
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Daily Debunk
Claim: In COVID-19 crisis, “only 20% of African Americans had jobs where they could work from home.”
Verdict: True
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Claim: Former President Barack Obama gave $3.8 million to a lab in Wuhan, China.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: FactCheck.org