“This week the CDC quietly updated the Covid number to admit that only 6% of all the 153,504 deaths recorded actually died from Covid.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 30 Aug 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Contrary to a claim boosted by President Donald Trump, the CDC hasn't reduced the number of deaths in the U.S. due to COVID-19. The claim was based on a misunderstanding of data.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 August 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 September 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.