Claim: The authorities lied about the Covid-19 death rates. Initially it was any death within 60 days of a positive test then 28 days.
Fact-check: Covid death rates were not a 'lie' - Full Fact
Verdict: the uk and devolved governments have counted covid-19 deaths reliably since early in the pandemic by tracking mentions of the disease on death certificates. more immediate measures of the number of deaths following positive tests were also used. none of this means the authorities were lying.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2023-01-10T00:00:00