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Full Fact - All content→ The number of deaths from flu and pneumonia is about what you would expect this year
A widely shared post on Facebook compares the number of deaths from diseases categorised as “flu & pneumonia” (which in practice means deaths from flu or pneumonia) in the first eight months of five different years. It shows that far fe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Pentagon And The State Department HAVE Issued Condolences After The Deaths of 5 U.S. Service Members In Egypt
Have President Trump, the White House, the Pentagon and the State Department not commented on the deaths of U.S. service members in a helicopter crash in Egypt on November 12, 2020? No, that's not true: Although Trump and the White House
Liste→ No causal link between flu vaccines and deaths, says South Korea disease control agency
A report published in a website post and shared in multiple Facebook posts claims there has been a hundred "flu vaccine deaths" in South Korea. The report claims there is "no doubt" the flu vaccines caused the deaths because they contain thimerosal, a
Top Fact Checks→ The UK is the first country in Europe to pass 50,000 deaths due to COVID-19.
The UK is the first European country to record more than 50,000 deaths due to COVID-19.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ A rise in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths starting in September 2020 contradicts the claim by Michael Yeadon that “the pandemic is fundamentally over in the U.K.”
REVIEW This video by talkRADIO, a national talk radio station in the U.K., was uploaded to YouTube on 5 November 2020 and went viral on Facebook, receiving more than 93,000 views. The video features a conversation between talk show host Julia Hartle
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ The number of COVID-19 deaths over the entire pandemic is higher in the U.S. than Europe, even when controlling for population size
REVIEW This article, published by Issues and Insights at the end of October 2020, claims that “coronavirus cases are now exploding in Europe at rates far higher than the U.S.,” and, “the share of positive test results is higher in Europe, as i
Snopes→ Sword-Wielding Man Arrested After Halloween Deaths in Quebec
A man dressed in medieval clothing and armed with a Japanese sword was arrested on suspicion of killing two people and wounding five others on Halloween in Quebec City.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ The percentage of excess deaths in the U.S. not directly caused by COVID-19 range from 14% to 33%; it remains unclear how lockdowns influenced excess mortality
REVIEW A claim that COVID-19 only caused two third of the excess mortality observed in the U.S. in 2020 and that lockdowns are in part responsible for the remaining third circulated in October 2020. One article containing this claim was published by
Full Fact - All content→ A comparison of daily deaths from Covid-19 and non-Covid causes is incorrect
A post showing a still from a UK Column YouTube video, which compares deaths from various illnesses to Covid-19, has been shared on Facebook. Another post (since deleted) was shared over 20,000 times, and our readers also sent us a version that was cir
FactCheck.org→ Trump Baselessly Suggests COVID-19 Deaths Inflated for Profit
During a campaign rally in Wisconsin, President Donald Trump questioned the reported numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the U.S. by describing a purported “incentive” to report cases and deaths, because “doctors get more money an
Full Fact - All content→ No, we are not on track for a normal number of deaths this year
A Facebook post shares a Twitter screenshot which claims to show the UK death toll in selected years. It suggests that the 2020 death toll will be comparable to previous years based on the number of deaths so far this year. This figure is wrong, becaus
Snopes→ Justice Department Ramps Up Inquiry into NY Care Home Deaths
The U.S. Justice Department vastly expanded an inquiry that could determine whether New York is undercounting coronavirus deaths among nursing home residents, demanding detailed data from hundreds of private facilities.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Data Do NOT ‘Reveal’ Hospitals Have Counted Heart Attacks as COVID-19 Deaths
Does Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data "reveal" that COVID-19 death totals have been exaggerated by hospitals counting heart attacks as COVID deaths? No, that's not true: Hospitals don't fill out death certificates, doctors
Full Fact - All content→ This figure for flu deaths is wrong
A block of text making comparisons between the number of deaths from flu and the scale of the Covid-19 pandemic has been shared on Facebook. The text claims that “a real pandemic would be self-evident” with “bodies piling up on the st
Snopes→ Coronavirus Deaths Are Rising Again in the US, As Feared
Cases are climbing in practically every state, despite assurances from President Donald Trump that “we're rounding the turn, we're doing great.
Full Fact - All content→ Facebook post about falling flu and pneumonia deaths is wrong
A widely shared post on Facebook claims to show official government statistics for deaths caused by flu and pneumonia in England and Wales. It claims that these deaths dropped sharply this year, and appears to suggest they have been replaced by or re-c
Snopes→ Did Fauci Blame Mask Use for 1918 ‘Spanish Flu’ Deaths?
Masks definitely aren't responsible for mass deaths today.
Full Fact - All content→ Non-Covid deaths in private homes are up, but have decreased elsewhere
The front page of the Metro newspaper makes various claims about the rise in deaths from diseases and conditions which aren’t Covid-19 between March and September this year. These statistics refer only to the number of deaths that happen in priva
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Certainty 2020 Will End With Fewer Total U.S. Deaths Than 2018 And 2019
Is it true that, even with the coronavirus pandemic, the United States is on pace to have fewer total deaths this year than in both 2018 and 2019? No, a rough estimate doesn't account for the complexity of seasonal changes in death rates.
Snopes→ US Charges British IS Members in Deaths of Western Hostages
El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are two of four men dubbed “the Beatles” by the hostages they held captive because of their British accents.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Do Flu Deaths Ever Top 100,000?
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Snopes→ Did Biden Claim 6,114 Military COVID-19 Deaths When There Were 7?
During a September 2020 address, U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden stumbled over figures related to COVID-19 military deaths.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ There have been more COVID-19 deaths than abortions worldwide over two days since June 2020
REVIEW Facebook posts comparing the total number of deaths from COVID-19 with the number of abortions worldwide have circulated since at least March 2020 (see example). Similar posts once again went viral in September 2020, albeit in a slightly diff
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ In spite of its relatively small infection fatality ratio, COVID-19 has led to many deaths due to high virus transmission
REVIEW The claim that the COVID-19 pandemic response has been unwarranted has taken many forms. Some involved misleading comparisons with other respiratory diseases like the flu and tuberculosis, while others relied on misinterpretations of COVID-19
Full Fact - All content→ This post comparing deaths in August is a guess
A screenshot on Facebook comparing deaths from Covid-19 and from suicide has been shared nearly 40,000 times. The image comes from a post on Twitter from 9 September, which has also been very widely shared. The post claims that “more people died
TruthOrFiction→ Did a Life Insurance Company’s Attempt to Curb Suicide on a South Korea Bridge Precede an Increase in Deaths?
On September 17 2020, the following post was shared to r/therewasanattempt, which described a purported initiative to curb suicides on South Korea’s Mapo Bridge: to stop suicide from therewasanattempt An image showed two
Top Fact Checks→ Around 9,00,000 COVID-19 deaths have been recorded worldwide, in which 190,000 are from the United States.
Up to September 9, 2020, 8,64,618 deaths were reported globally due to the COVID-19. 1,89,147 deaths were reported only from the United States.
Top Fact Checks→ Coronavirus deaths in the UK have jumped from three to 30 in the latest daily figures.
The United Kingdom has reported 3 COVID-19 deaths on September 7 and saw a steep increase within 24 hours.
Full Fact - All content→ These figures for non-Covid deaths aren’t accurate
A Facebook post that makes claims about the number of non-Covid-19 deaths in a single day has been shared over one thousand times. However, there are numerous inaccuracies with the post. Firstly it’s unclear what day these figures are meant
Full Fact - All content→ Reopening universities will almost certainly not cause 50,000 deaths
“Without strong controls, the return to universities would cause a minimum of 50,000 deaths” University and College Union, 30 August 2020 The University and College Union (UCU), a trade union for academic staff, tweeted a quote from a pie
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Media Did NOT Fail To Report The Deaths of 11 Marines In Afghanistan This Week
Did the media fail to report the deaths of 11 Marines in Afghanistan this week? No, that's not true: The deaths referred to all occurred in 2010. Only two were Marines. News media reported on each of the deaths at the time. They did all h
Snopes→ Did CDC ‘Quietly Update’ COVID-19 Deaths To Say Only 6% Are Legitimate?
A rumor downplaying the seriousness of the deadly virus was promoted by a group of people that included U.S. President Donald Trump
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ No, the CDC did not ‘quietly adjust’ U.S. coronavirus deaths
PolitiFact and MediaWise are teaming up to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus crisis. To have Coronavirus Facts delivered to your inbox weekly, click here. Remember a few weeks back when I mentioned the danger of folks with large platforms —
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ No, the CDC did not ‘quietly adjust’ U.S. coronavirus deaths
PolitiFact and MediaWise are teaming up to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus crisis. To have Coronavirus Facts delivered to your inbox weekly, click here. Remember a few weeks back when I mentioned the danger of folks with large platforms —
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ No, the CDC did not ‘quietly adjust’ U.S. coronavirus deaths
PolitiFact and MediaWise are teaming up to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus crisis. To have Coronavirus Facts delivered to your inbox weekly, click here. Remember a few weeks back when I mentioned the danger of folks with large platforms —
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ No, the CDC did not ‘quietly adjust’ U.S. coronavirus deaths
PolitiFact and MediaWise are teaming up to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus crisis. To have Coronavirus Facts delivered to your inbox weekly, click here. Remember a few weeks back when I mentioned the danger of folks with large platforms —
FactCheck.org→ CDC Did Not ‘Admit Only 6%’ of Recorded Deaths from COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t drastically reduced the number of deaths attributable to COVID-19, but posts making that bogus claim have been circulating widely — with the help of President Donald Trump, who retweeted
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ No, the CDC did not ‘quietly adjust’ U.S. coronavirus deaths from 153,504 to 9,210
If your time is short President Donald Trump retweeted multiple posts that falsely claimed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decreased the number of U.S. coronavirus deaths to 9,210. Those posts misconstrue data from the CDC, which shows t
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ No, the CDC did not ‘quietly adjust’ US coronavirus deaths
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