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2021-09-01 00:59:03 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

While red states are seeing higher death rates from COVID, an extensive search of publications turned up no exact stat that speaks to, or verify, the claim that Repubs are dying at 5x the rate of Dems FiveThirtyEight has a piece on the impact of the virus on red states - https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/vaccine-hesitancy-is-still-strong-in-many-covid-19-battered-states/

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• While red states are seeing higher death rates from COVID, an extensive search of publications turned up no exact stat that speaks to, or verify, the claim that Repubs are dying at 5x the rate of Dems FiveThirtyEight has a piece on the impact of the virus on red states - https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/vaccine-hesitancy-is-still-strong-in-many-covid-19-battered-states/