“News outlets reported that the Nashville bomber died of COVID-19.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 29 Dec 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 December 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 December 2020. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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