“The United States has among the lowest (COVID-19) case fatality rates of any major country in the world.”
Donald Trump
President of the United States. In his speech accepting the Republican nomination.. Claim dated 27 Aug 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisNeeds context
What PolitiFact found
Case fatality rate is one measure of the virus' threat, and is not considered the best. Another measure, deaths per 100,000 shows the U.S. with the 10th highest rate.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 27 August 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 August 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Needs context”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
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