“There is a “0.05% chance of dying from COVID.”
Social media posts
in a TikTok post. Claim dated 26 Jul 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Experts say it's too soon to calculate this in an ongoing pandemic. The level of risk from COVID-19 varies because of many factors, including a person’s age, health status and where they live.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 July 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 August 2021, 25 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- TikTok videohttps://www.tiktok.com/@brittany_gresh/video/6989359171414052102?fbclid=IwAR3wPVKfEN_ymp7…
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