“90% of kids with Trisomy 18 live when given proper medical care,” in reference to the Texas abortion case.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 13 Dec 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
According to studies, the median survival time for the condition among babies born alive was four to 14.5 days, and just 5.6% to 8.4% of those born alive lived to their 1st birthday.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 December 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 December 2023, 7 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.