“Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain died of colon cancer, not COVID-19.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 30 Jul 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Herman Cain did battle and survive cancer in 2006, but his staff confirmed online that his death was due to the novel coronavirus.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 July 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 31 July 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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