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Misleading: WHO Lowers COVID-19 Death Rate to .14%

Layne RadlauerLayne Radlauer
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10th October 2020
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10:46 pm
29th March 2021
Misleading: WHO Lowers COVID-19 Death Rate to .14%
The claim takes from two vastly different data sources (Getty Images).

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In October 2020, many social media users posted the claim, saying that COVID-19 is barely more fatal than the flu.

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Washington PostWashington Post

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