“More people, aged 18-45, died of Fentanyl overdoses in 2020 than covid, car accidents, cancer, + suicide combined.”
Social media posts
social media. Claim dated 19 Dec 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
Fentanyl overdoses are the No. 1 killer among Americans age 18 to 45. However, the post has overstated the differential between fentanyl overdoses and the other four causes of death.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 December 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 December 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.md/YmpZW
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