“A viral video claims of COVID-19, "Nobody needs to get sick. This virus has a cure. It is called hydroxychloroquine, zinc and Zithromax.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 28 Jul 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
A doctor in a viral video falsely claims hydroxychloroquine is a "cure" for COVID-19. There is no known cure for COVID-19, and current scientific evidence hasn’t found that hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 July 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 July 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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