Claim: Thousands of people died within weeks of being found fit for work.
Fact-check: Reporting on "fit for work" deaths isn't fit for purpose - Full Fact
Verdict: the figures show people who died within weeks of their claim ending, not being found fit for work. many claims have ended because the claimant died
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sam Ashworth-Hayes
Date published: 2015-08-28T00:00:00