Donald Trump exaggerates number of untapped coronavirus testing labs
Posted on AllSides April 23rd, 2020
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FACT CHECK
At a coronavirus press conference, President Donald Trump said he has a newly assembled list of labs across the country that have the equipment needed to conduct tests for the novel coronavirus.
"We provided each governor with a list of the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the labs where they can find additional testing capacity within their states — many, many labs," Trump told reporters April 20. "We’re providing you with the list. We’ll show it to you now if you need it. We’ll give you the details....