“The CDC said it “made a mistake” and reduced its count of Florida COVID-19 cases from 90,000 to 11,000.”
Social media posts
Viral image. Claim dated 21 Jul 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The CDC did not admit making a mistake that resulted in any systematic undercount of coronavirus cases in Florida.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 July 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 July 2020, 6 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/2103387003052823/photos/a.2103391073052416/3320963557961822/?typ…
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