“There are “360,000 (deaths) a year from swimming pools. But we don’t shut the country down for that.”
Phil McGraw
Celebrity talk show psychologist. on Fox News. Claim dated 16 Apr 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
Phil McGraw (Celebrity talk show psychologist) made this claim around 16 April 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 April 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/5GLwsH8EwgA?t=116
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