At a rally in South Carolina on Friday night, President Donald Trump said Democrats are trying to use the coronavirus to damage him—and called that “their new hoax.” He did not seem to be suggesting that the outbreak itself is a hoax but rather claimed that his critics are “politicizing” the situation to make him look bad. Trump has a long history of branding things he doesn’t like hoaxes; he’s used the word to blast the Russia investigation and impeachment.