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We inherited a broken test

Donald Trump · A statement about COVID-19 testing as president · 2020 · President of the United States

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Pants on Fire

PolitiFact, May 1, 2020 · read the check

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Context

The statement was about the federal government's coronavirus testing capacity in the first months of the pandemic.

Topics: COVID-19.

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  1. The week in fact-checking: Joe Biden's accuser, Trump's Pants on Fire COVID-19 testing claim · PolitiFact · 2020-05-01 · accessed 2026-09-18

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