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Several social media posts have falsely suggested the CDC updated its records to show that only 6% of U.S. deaths tied to COVID-19 were legitimate.

Those claims misrepresent a CDC data table showing underlying conditions for those who died of COVID-19. http://bit.ly/34P3yOB ">https://bit.ly/34P3yOB&q...

Fact check: No, the CDC has not reduced death count related to COVID-19

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not “backpedal” on the number of deaths caused by COVID-19, reducing the figure from nearly 154,000 to just over 9,000, as social media posts…

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A death isn’t excluded from the COVID-19 tally just because the person was obese or had diabetes or dementia.

Experts say it& #39;s rare for people not to have multiple medical issues at death. http://bit.ly/34P3yOB ">https://bit.ly/34P3yOB&q...

Fact check: No, the CDC has not reduced death count related to COVID-19

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not “backpedal” on the number of deaths caused by COVID-19, reducing the figure from nearly 154,000 to just over 9,000, as social media posts…

http://bit.ly/34P3yOB

“If it hadn’t been for the COVID virus infection, these people would be living today,” an infectious diseases expert said. “So yes, although they have contributing underlying chronic health factors, it’s still the COVID virus that killed them.” http://bit.ly/34P3yOB ">https://bit.ly/34P3yOB&q...

Fact check: No, the CDC has not reduced death count related to COVID-19

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not “backpedal” on the number of deaths caused by COVID-19, reducing the figure from nearly 154,000 to just over 9,000, as social media posts…

http://bit.ly/34P3yOB

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