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Misleading Posts Claim 2020 Flu Cases Were Misrepresented as COVID-19

Khadija BoufousKhadija Boufous
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4th January 2022
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7:56 pm
4th January 2022
Misleading Posts Claim 2020 Flu Cases Were Misrepresented as COVID-19
Flu and COVID-19 are caused by two different viruses (Getty).

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Social media users shared posts claiming that COVID-19 was used to misrepresent the influenza numbers in the United States in 2020.

The posts were based on articles reporting that "The US flu season has arrived on schedule after taking a year off, with flu hospitalizations rising and two child deaths reported."

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