Claim: There is a greater chance of a motorcyclist aged 67 in Northern Ireland dying in a motorcycle collision than being affected by COVID-19.
Fact-check: Is there a greater chance of a motorcyclist aged 67 dying as a motorcyclist than being affected by COVID-19? - FactCheckNI
Verdict: inaccurate. data shows that there have been no motorcyclists of sammy wilson mp's age who have died as a result of a motorcycle collision in northern ireland, in the past three years. in 2020, there were 157 deaths registered related to covid-19, of men aged 65–74. at the time of this claim, the probability of being infected by covid-19 in northern ireland was an estimated 1 in 200 .
Organisation: FactCheckNI
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2021-01-13T00:00:00