Is Clinton-Owned Medical Supply Price Gouging During COVID-19 Pandemic?







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['A medical supply company owned by the Clinton family quadrupled prices for ventilators and masks during the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic.', 'In April 2020, readers brought it to our attention that website Potatriots Unite published an article positing that “monsters” like the Clintons were quadrupling the prices of ventilators and medical masks in order to get rich during the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic:', 'Clinton-Owned Medical Supply Company Quadruples Price for Ventilators and Masks', 'As the country tries to find the best way to get the ventilators President Trump says we don’t need to the places that he says don’t need them most, monsters like the Clintons are ramping up efforts to get rich from a national emergency. According to our sources, which may or may not be reliable, Clinton Medical Supply and Bicycle Parts is raising the prices on essential equipment, including ventilators and coveted N95 masks, to more than four times the normal price: […]', 'This item was not a factual recounting of real-life events. The article originated with a website that describes its output as being humorous or satirical in nature, as follows:', 'Everything on this website is fiction. It is not a lie and it is not fake news because it is not real. If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined. Any similarities between this site’s pure fantasy and actual people, places, and events are purely coincidental and all images should be considered altered and satirical.', 'To be clear: The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious threat. And although there was concern in the U.S. about reported price-gouging around items like hand sanitizer, “Clinton Medical Supply and Bicycle Parts” was not the subject of that concern because it did not exist.', 'For background, here is why we sometimes write about satire/humor.', 'Potatriotsunite.com. \xa0 “Clinton-Owned Medical Supply Company Quadruples Price for Ventilators and Masks.”\n\xa0 \xa0 Accessed 9 April 2020.', 'Rodrige, Chris Mills. \xa0 “House Dems introduce anti-price gouging legislation.”\n\xa0 \xa0 The Hill. \xa0 8 April 2020.', 'Rumors about antifa plotting violence have coincided with the month of July and Gettysburg before.', 'A complete story is rarely told in a headline.', 'Social media rumors that two memorials in New York were vandalized proved misleading.', 'In August 2019, a 23-year-old unarmed Black man died after an encounter with police officers in Aurora, Colorado.', 'A chaotic scene in St. Louis sparked outrage, memes, and confusion.', 'Socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested on sex abuse charges connected to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.', 'The white supremacist group made frequent use of the slogan more recently embraced by President Donald Trump, though they did not, as some claim, invent it.', "The question of past arrests often surfaces among people who want to rationalize police officers' actions when Black men are killed in custody.", 'You can claim anything if you remove the barrier of evidence.', 'Rumors about antifa plotting violence have coincided with the month of July and Gettysburg before.', '© 1995 - 2020 by Snopes Media Group Inc.', 'This material may not be reproduced without permission.', 'Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com']
Is Clinton-Owned Medical Supply Price Gouging During COVID-19 Pandemic?