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Wednesday, April 08, 2020

Fact Check: Trump Does Not Own Stake in a Hydroxychloroquine Drugmaker

Claim: “Donald Trump Has Stake In Hydroxychloroquine Drugmaker: Report”

That’s the headline across a HuffPost story that goes on to claim that “President Donald Trump reportedly owns a stake in a company that produces hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug he has repeatedly touted as a coronavirus treatment even though his experts say there’s no strong evidence it works.”

Verdict: False.

The report cited by the HuffPost is from a New York Times story that said: “Trump himself has a small personal financial interest in Sanofi, the French drugmaker that makes Plaquenil, the brand-name version of hydroxychloroquine.”

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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

No he does not but Congress does. 128 members of Congress own stock in Pharma.

Anonymous said...

I don't care who owns the stock or the company. Mass produce it, distribute, and save lives.

Anonymous said...

Trump doesn't care about money.......he cares about people. He promotes this medicine because it works, not the money,. Come on and give us this drug!!!!!

Anonymous said...

It makes no difference what the truth actually is, Donald Trump will be blamed for any and all things bad. That's just the way it is.

Anonymous said...

Sue them ...defamation.

Anonymous said...

His family and donors do however!

I think Hunter Biden may own some as well