“Police have killed more people than COVID-19”
Social media posts
PesaCheck rated thisFalse.
In short
This claim spread on social media. PesaCheck (Kenya) looked into it and published its finding on 22 April 2020. Its rating was “False.”.
One other organisation checked what looks like the same claim. Their ratings are listed below.
Also checked by
- FactCheck.org: False“COVID-19 vaccines have killed more people than COVID-19 itself.”
This check was done by PesaCheck, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
Related checks
- PesaCheck: FALSE“Police have killed more people than COVID-19”
- PolitiFact: False“COVID-19 “has killed less people than the damn flu.”
- PolitiFact: Pants on Fire“COVID-19 vaccines have killed 676,000 Americans.”