“Philippines' COVID-19 testing policy best in Asia, probably in the world”
Harry Roque
Presidential spokesperson. Press briefing, TV interview. Claim dated 15 Sep 2020.
FactRakers rated thisFALSE
What FactRakers found
China, 5 other Asian countries have run more tests than the Philippines
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In short
Harry Roque (Presidential spokesperson) made this claim around 15 September 2020. FactRakers (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 16 September 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Harry Roque has 50 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 31 of them false or fake, 18 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- pcoo.gov.phhttps://pcoo.gov.ph/press-briefing/press-briefing-of-presidential-spokesperson-harry-roqu…
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