Probably the latter. If the nationwide effort had already been underway when the President made that claim, Google Comms would have no reason to hide that fact.

Probably the latter. If the nationwide effort had already been underway when the President made that claim, Google Comms would have no reason to hide that fact. Instead, they initially pointed the media at Verily and only yesterday announced a larger effort. When you say the media was confused by multiple efforts, you’re sort of hand waving away the fact that the same account you linked pointed the world at Verily right after the President’s speech.