Claim: Flu caused more deaths in the UK than Covid-19 did between 19 June and 31 July.
Fact-check: A graph spreading on Facebook gets it wrong on flu vs Covid deaths - Full Fact
Verdict: this compares how many death certificates mentioned flu and/or pneumonia, compared to those which mentioned covid-19. this doesn't mean they were mentioned  as the underlying cause of death. there are almost certainly fewer deaths where flu is the underlying cause compared to covid-19.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2020-08-28T00:00:00