VERIFY: Claim that 2018 death total is more than 2020 gets the math wrong
A Facebook post falsely claims that total deaths in 2020 will be less than in 2018. But they get the math all wrong. Author: Mia Salenetri (WUSA9) Updated: 7:48 PM EST December 15, 2020
WASHINGTON The Centers for Disease Control provides troves of data to the public every day on everything from populations, to diseases, to mortality. The numbers they report require context, which is why all their data reports have some kind of documentation explaining what that data does and does not show.
When people don t read that documentation, but still use the data to come to mathematical conclusions, misinformation is spread. One missed line can create a world of confusion, and that confused point of view can spread fast on social media.
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