“Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 26 Jul 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
The claim is accurate on one measure — the number of COVID-19 deaths per capita for the duration of the outbreak. But the claim is that Florida is doing well now, when in fact deaths are on the rise.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 July 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 August 2020, 6 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/An0malyMusic/photos/a.650357164974903/3479871198690138/?type=3&t…
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