“If there were truly a pandemic that was ‘overwhelming hospitals,’ then hospitals wouldn’t be laying off thousands of nurses who refuse to take an experimental vaccine,”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 6 Aug 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
The seven-day average of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. has increased by 322% in two months, straining the ability of medical staff in some states to care for patients.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 August 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 August 2021, 12 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CSMnykNAaYF/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=90b5082e-8aa8-43be-82…
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