Claim: Simon Thornley, senior lecturer in epidemiology, University of Auckland, claims the death rate for COVID-19 is only marginally worse than the seasonal flu.
Fact-check: Lockdown critic says COVID-19 is only slightly worse than the flu
Verdict: mostly false – the claim is mostly false with one minor element of truth.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2020-09-14T00:00:00