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  • 2020-10-06 (xsd:date)
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  • Is the White House Gift Shop Selling a 'Trump Defeats COVID-19' Coin? (en)
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  • In October 2020, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19, a rumor started circulating on social media that the White House gift shop was selling a Trump Defeats COVID-19 commemorative coin: WhiteHouseGiftShop.com is selling a Trump Defeats COVID-19 commemorative coin. However, this website is not the official gift shop of the White House, the government does not dictate what this business sells, and the Trump administration does not make a profit from its sales. This isn't the first time this misleadingly named gift shop has caused confusion online. In April 2020, a similar rumor went viral after social media users claimed that the United States government was selling Coronavirus Task Force coins at its gift shop. Again, while the coins were real, the website selling them was not officially affiliated with the government. The website's owner, Anthony Giannini, told us at the time that the White House Gift Shop is not affiliated with The White House, nor is The White House involved in any of our decisions, products, or operations. While this website does not have any current ties to the government, it does have a long (and somewhat convoluted) history that can reportedly be traced back to the 1950s when U.S. President Truman set up a gift shop in the basement of the White House: While Giannini was granted a trademark to use the name White House Gift Shop, this business has not been officially affiliated with the government since at least 2012. (en)
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