Claim: 96.3% of the Italy's Covid-19 deaths were actually caused by other diseases.
Fact-check: No, Italy hasn't recounted its coronavirus data and found that most died from other diseases - Full Fact
Verdict: this is incorrect. official data shows that 96.3% of covid-19 patients had other health conditions when they died.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2020-05-22T00:00:00