“Even with no shutdown, Sweden has a lower COVID-19 infection rate than UK, Italy and Spain.”
Franklin Graham
Minister. Facebook. Claim dated 17 Apr 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
The COVID-19 infection rate in Sweden is lower than in Italy, Spain and the UK. But the epidemiologist credited with developing Sweden’s strategy said infection rate is not a reliable indicator of how a nation is doing.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Franklin Graham (Minister) made this claim around 17 April 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 April 2020, 7 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
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