“In Chicago, Covid-19 actually LOWERED the death rate.”
Social media posts
a Facebook post. Claim dated 22 Mar 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 March 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 April 2020, 12 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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- PolitiFact: Mostly True“As of June 23, the COVID-19 death rate is “way down.”