“The flu killed 80,000 people in the U.S. last year”
Social media posts
Claim dated 18 Apr 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
The CDC’s estimate for seasonal flu deaths for the 2017-18 season was about 61,000. The CDC’s preliminary estimate for seasonal flu deaths for the 2018-19 season is about 34,200, but that’s not the final number.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 April 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 May 2020, 18 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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