Lie May 18, 2020 · Remarks · Coronavirus

“I'm taking it -- hydroxychloroquine. Right now. Yeah. A couple of weeks ago, I started taking it....Because I think it's good. I've heard a lot of good stories. And if it's not good, I'll tell you right -- you know, I'm not going to get hurt by it. It's been around for 40 years for malaria, for lupus, for other things. I take it. Frontline workers take it. A lot of doctors take it.”

Said
May 18, 2020
Where
Remarks
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 18840)

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