Claim: COVID-19 was the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020. But a meme featuring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis minimizes the toll the pandemic already has taken -- particularly among the elderly. The meme also questions getting inoculated, despite the safety record of the vaccines and DeSantis' public support for vaccines.
Fact-check: Meme Featuring DeSantis Presents Misleading Picture of COVID-19 and Vaccine Safety - FactCheck.org
Verdict: covid-19 was the third-leading cause of death in the u.s. in 2020. but a meme featuring florida gov. ron desantis minimizes the toll the pandemic already has taken -- particularly among the elderly. the meme also questions getting inoculated, despite the safety record of the vaccines and desantis' public support for vaccines.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Saranac Hale Spencer
Date published: 2021-05-05T22:08:35