Claim: Noting that the United States accounts for about one-quarter of global COVID-19 cases and deaths, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the U.S. has "the worst record of any country in the world." While the U.S. has the most confirmed cases and deaths by a wide margin, it does not have the most in either category on a per-capita basis.
Fact-check: COVID-19 Cases and Deaths, By the Numbers - FactCheck.org
Verdict: noting that the united states accounts for about one-quarter of global covid-19 cases and deaths, house speaker nancy pelosi said the u.s. has "the worst record of any country in the world." while the u.s. has the most confirmed cases and deaths by a wide margin, it does not have the most in either category on a per-capita basis.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: D'Angelo Gore
Date published: 2020-06-30T20:19:35