“Says there are fewer than 2,000 confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S.”
Social media posts
Viral image. Claim dated 5 Aug 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
A chart from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is presented without its disclaimer — that the hospitalization data are for 14 states, not the entire U.S. Nationally, COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 August 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 August 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.is/5qFri
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