“The number of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. surpassed U.S. deaths in the Vietnam War by late April.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 28 Apr 2020.
MediaWise rated thisLegit
What MediaWise found
A Department of Veterans Affairs document confirmed the casualties from the wars listed in the post. Likewise, Johns Hopkins University’s COVID-19 dashboard confirmed that the number of deaths has surpassed the number of U.S. fatalities in the Vietnam War.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 April 2020. MediaWise (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 June 2020, 36 days later. Its rating was “Legit”.
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