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“The number of people who have died in the U.S. in 2020 is on par with years prior to COVID-19.”
Social media posts Claim dated 22 Nov 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

In short

This claim spread on social media around 22 November 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 December 2020, 19 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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