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“What do you have to lose" from taking chloroquine for coronavirus?”
Donald Trump President. a White House coronavirus briefing. Claim dated 5 Apr 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisGlosses over multiple risks

In short

Donald Trump (President) made this claim around 5 April 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 April 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “Glosses over multiple risks”.

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.

This check was done by PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.