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Checked by FactCheck.org16 Jul 2020United States
Donald Trump, President of the United States

“[W]hen I turn on the news, I see, 'cases, cases, cases.' They don’t talk about deaths being cut down to a level that — actually, 'tenfold,' they use.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Outdated Figure

FactCheck.org says: Data from three sources show that, as of July 14, the total number, and seven-day average, of daily deaths from COVID-19 had declined between threefold and fourfold from its peak more than two months ago.

Checked by PolitiFact15 Jul 2020United StatesHealth
Social media posts

“Only 56 coronavirus deaths a day was enough to collapse the world economy, even though thousands of people die daily from tuberculosis, hepatitis B, and other diseases.”

PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire

PolitiFact says: The post chose March 9 as its date for coronavirus deaths, which was right before deaths soared. Subsequent daily totals show that coronavirus deaths have become larger than any other disease on the list.