“A couple of weeks ago, I started taking" hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19. “Because I think it’s good. I’ve heard a lot of good stories.”
What FactCheck.org found
There is no published data showing that the medication protects against infection with the coronavirus, and experts recommend such use only within clinical trials.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 18 May 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 May 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “No Evidence It Works”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
Where the claim appeared
- whitehouse.govhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-roundtable-restau…
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