Google was caught off guard and issued a clarification after President Trump claimed 1,700 engineers were working on a website to help manage the coronavirus pandemic.

During a Friday news conference at the White House Rose Garden, Trump thanked Google and said that the technology company is “helping to develop a website … To determine whether a test is warranted and to facilitate testing at a nearby convenient location.”

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