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“The CDC “adjusted the US Covid deaths from 153,504 to 9,210.”
Social media posts Claim dated 31 Aug 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire

What PolitiFact found

As of Aug. 31, the CDC reported that 182,622 Americans have died since the start of the pandemic.

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 31 August 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 31 August 2020. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.

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