“The Obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we’re doing. And we undid that decision a few days ago so that the testing can take place in a much more accurate and rapid fashion.”
Donald Trump
President. in remarks at the White House. Claim dated 4 Mar 2020.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
In short
Donald Trump (President) made this claim around 4 March 2020. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 March 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
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