Claim: Viral social media posts cite a flawed paper in falsely claiming the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed death certificate procedures and violated federal law, resulting in wildly inflated COVID-19 deaths. The CDC hasn't altered how death certificates for COVID-19 are filled out, and there is no federal law governing the process.
Fact-check: Flawed Report Fuels Erroneous Claims About COVID-19 Death Toll - FactCheck.org
Verdict: viral social media posts cite a flawed paper in falsely claiming the centers for disease control and prevention changed death certificate procedures and violated federal law, resulting in wildly inflated covid-19 deaths. the cdc hasn't altered how death certificates for covid-19 are filled out, and there is no federal law governing the process.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Angelo Fichera
Date published: 2021-04-02T20:57:43