“Fact-checking a video that claims New York City hospitals are "murdering" COVID-19 patients.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 30 Apr 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisThree claims refuted.
What PolitiFact found
The video claims that a nurse working on the COVID-19 front lines in New York City said that some hospitals there are “murdering” COVID-19 patients. We did not find evidence to back three specific claims in the video.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 April 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 14 May 2020, 14 days later. Its rating was “Three claims refuted.”.
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