“New Zealand let health experts” rather than politicians make decisions about how to deal with COVID-19, “and as of today they have zero COVID cases.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 7 Jul 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
What PolitiFact found
New Zealand has no current cases among people in the country. There were 22 cases as of the date of the Facebook post — all from people who tested positive upon entering the country.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 July 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 July 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/TheGoodLordAbove/photos/a.157796790974699/3955928917828115/?type…
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