“We’re down near the low end of per capita deaths ... Most places are at 60 deaths per 100,000. We're at 29.”
Joe Kernen
CNBC host. on CNBC's "Squawk Box". Claim dated 27 May 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
In short
Joe Kernen (CNBC host) made this claim around 27 May 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 May 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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