“Only 56 coronavirus deaths a day was enough to collapse the world economy, even though thousands of people die daily from tuberculosis, hepatitis B, and other diseases.”
Social media posts
social media posts. Claim dated 8 Jul 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
The post chose March 9 as its date for coronavirus deaths, which was right before deaths soared. Subsequent daily totals show that coronavirus deaths have become larger than any other disease on the list.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 July 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 July 2020, 7 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.fo/ncerT
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