Claim: The total number of deaths in the first three months of 2020 is lower than in any of the previous five years.
Fact-check: Viral Facebook post is wrong on deaths in first three months of 2020 - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. this is based on data that stops a week short. the real total is higher than it was in 2016 or 2019.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2020-05-12T00:00:00