“The second wave of the Spanish flu reportedly killed 20 million to 50 million people after the first wave killed 3 million to 5 million people”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 Apr 2020.
USA TODAY rated thisPartly False
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 April 2020. USA TODAY (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 April 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “Partly False”.
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Related checks
- BBC Reality Check: This is false - there was no vaccine at the time.“Vaccines killed 50 million people during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic”