Lie March 22, 2020 · Press conference · Coronavirus

“There's been some tremendous signs that this could work. Now, again, you know, some doctors think it should go for years in testing. But, you know, this has been something that's been around for many years. It's been phenomenal -- a strong, powerful drug for malaria. But we think it might work on this, based on evidence -- based on very strong evidence.”

Said
March 22, 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 17711)

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