Lie March 30, 2020 · Interview · Coronavirus

“When you look at South Korea, we'll do more [covid-19 tests] in eight days than they do in eight weeks.”

Said
March 30, 2020
Where
Interview
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Coronavirus
Repeated
6 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 18559)

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