Trump made similar claims during the summer spike in cases. : The spike in US coronavirus cases is not being caused by an increase in testing. The number of confirmed new cases is increasing at a faster rate than the number of new tests. Worsening numbersOn Friday, the US set a new record for reported daily coronavirus cases: 83,757, according to Johns Hopkins data. Testing doesn't create casesDespite all the troubling data, Trump has continued to lean on the same false message that testing produces cases.

Source: CNN October 26, 2020 17:48 UTC