“2,038 suicides have been reported (Nov. 6) following Donald Trump’s election win.”
Social media posts
Instagram posts. Claim dated 7 Nov 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The World Health Organization, which was cited as this claim’s source, said the claim is not correct. It has no daily suicide tracker.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 November 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 November 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/gee_u_nutt/p/DCGCKZnpsTq/
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