“Says news stories referencing 322 and COVID-19 are proof cases are being “synchronized”
Social media posts
a Facebook post. Claim dated 15 Jun 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
The volume of media coverage and the number of local and regional government units around the world provide ample opportunities for cases or deaths to sum to any number.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 June 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 June 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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