Lie May 14, 2020 · Remarks · Coronavirus

“So we have had some great response, in terms of doctors writing letters and people calling on the hydroxychloroquine. And this guy [former BARDA director Rick Bright] is fighting it. There's no reason to fight it. There's no reason. But more importantly than that, we've had tremendous response to the hydroxy. We've had the great response to zinc, along with it, and the Z-Pak. So a lot of people have sworn by it. And we'll see.”

Said
May 14, 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 19677)

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