Lie March 19, 2020 · Press conference · Coronavirus

“So the really danger part of the drugs -- especially chloroquine -- it's been out there for years. So we know it's something that can be taken safely. So it's very important.”

Said
March 19, 2020
Where
News conference
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Coronavirus
Repeated
43 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 17694)

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