“More suicide deaths than coronavirus death past two months.”
Tom Brady
Quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In an Instagram post. Claim dated 27 Oct 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Current data on suicides is lacking, but based on past years, the coronavirus kills about four times as many people monthly as suicide.
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In short
Tom Brady (Quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) made this claim around 27 October 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 October 2020. Its rating was “False”.
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