Most fact-checked claims · November 1, 2026
“In 2017, late actor Patrick Stewart said: “The fact is, when America sneezes, the world catches a cold. America, I think, is on the edge of a very bad flu infection, and it’s because of the man who is in the White House.””
A fact-checker looked at it.
What the fact-checkers found
- Snopes.com rated it “Correct Attribution”: Did Patrick Stewart say Trump put America on edge of 'very bad flu infection'?
Larry's note
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