“The 'survival rate' for Covid-19 is above 99.9%”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 May 2020.
TheJournal.ie rated thisFalse
What TheJournal.ie found
Researchers estimated the overall death rate, including unconfirmed cases, at 0.66%
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 May 2020. TheJournal.ie (Ireland) looked into it and published its finding on 22 May 2020, 9 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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