“The CDC director just said that 75% of ‘Covid deaths’ occurred in people with at least four comorbidities.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 11 Jan 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
An edited clip omitted the context that the study involved only vaccinated people, leaving the false impression that the 75% statistic reflected all COVID-19 deaths and that the pandemic’s severity had been exaggerated.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 January 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 January 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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