Daily Debunker: Free Coronavirus Test with Blood Donation?

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One of the latest iterations of coronavirus misinformation is one that claimed a loophole exists to get a free virus test.

It read: "If you don't have insurance and can't afford to take the $3,200 test for the virus ($1,000 with insurance), DONATE BLOOD. They HAVE to test you for the virus in order to donate blood. Tell your friends! Tell your family!!!!!"

Snopes Founder David Mikkelson reports on this latest rumor.

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