“We have over 100,000 children, which we’ve never had before, in serious condition, and many on ventilators” due to the coronavirus.”
Sonia Sotomayor
Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. During oral arguments on the constitutionality of workplace vaccine requirements.. Claim dated 7 Jan 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The number of coronavirus-positive pediatric hospitalizations has risen with the spread of the omicron variant. However, Sotomayor’s number was way off.
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In short
Sonia Sotomayor (Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court) made this claim around 7 January 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 January 2022. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/kFjAz75K3PI?t=2668
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