“The delta variant of the coronavirus “is approximately 19 times less deadly.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 1 Jul 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
Experts say it’s too soon to know how dangerous delta is compared with other variants. Vaccination rates are much higher since the early coronavirus variants emerged.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 July 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 July 2021, 6 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CQv7S2BMl9P/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=5058cc1c-ff64-4263-9d…
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