“New Zealand okays euthanasia for COVID patients.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 20 Dec 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
An assisted-dying law was passed by New Zealand voters in 2020. But while some COVID-19 patients may be eligible under the law, the legislation was not introduced for COVID-19.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 December 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 January 2022, 23 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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