“DON’T YOU FIND IT QUITE INTERESTING, THAT 5,000 MEAT PACKERS TESTED POSITIVE! HOWEVER, NOT 5,000 NURSES & DOCTORS!”
Social media posts
Facebook posts. Claim dated 6 May 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there’s an increased risk for workers in both professions, but there have been significantly more reported cases among health care employees.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 May 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 May 2020, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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