Claim: "a third of excess deaths in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic could not be directly attributed to the coronavirus"; "One reason for the high amount of excess deaths not attributable to COVID-19 has been disruptions in health services caused by lockdowns."
Fact-check: The percentage of excess deaths in the U.S. not directly caused by COVID-19 ranges from 14% to 33%; it remains unclear how lockdowns influenced excess mortality - Science Feedback
Verdict: mostly accurate
Organisation: Science Feedback
Author: Pablo Rougerie
Date published: 2020-10-29T22:46:15