“Not one politician has died from [COVID-19], lost their job, or had their business looted.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 4 Sep 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
A meme circulating on Facebook falsely claims, “Not one politician has died from the virus.” Actually, at least five current or former politicians across the country have died due to COVID-19.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 September 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 September 2020, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
Related checks
- PolitiFact: False“Not one politician has died from the virus.”