“Even the WHO has conceded that the (SARS- CoV-2) virus … is no more dangerous than the common flu, with an infection fatality rate of 0.14%.”
Reiner Fuellmich
Lawyer. in a video. Claim dated 30 Dec 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The WHO did not say that COVID-19 is no worse than the flu.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Reiner Fuellmich (Lawyer) made this claim around 30 December 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 January 2022, 20 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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