“On the 2 April 2020, Australia's Minister for Health, Greg Hunt announced hydroxychloroquine would be made available if doctors wish to use it to treat COVID-19 patients who are in Australian hospitals. Since that time, Australia's death rate from COVID-19 has been the lowest in the world and the curve has flattened.”
Clive Palmer
Media release. Claim dated 23 Apr 2020.
RMIT ABC Fact Check rated thisBaseless
In short
Clive Palmer made this claim around 23 April 2020. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 21 May 2020, 28 days later. Its rating was “Baseless”.
Clive Palmer has 4 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 3 of them false or fake, 1 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- palmerfoundation.com.auhttps://www.palmerfoundation.com.au/palmer-buys-32900000-doses-of-hydroxychloroquine-for-…
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