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2023-07-27 20:53:50 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The official number is probably an exaggeration because it includes some people who had virus when they died even though it was not the underlying cause of death. Other C.D.C. data suggests that almost one-third of official recent Covid deaths have fallen into this category https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/briefing/covid.html https://www.azerbaycan24.com/en/us-covid-19-deaths-overcounted-by-nearly-a-third-new-york-times/

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• The official number is probably an exaggeration because it includes some people who had virus when they died even though it was not the underlying cause of death. Other C.D.C. data suggests that almost one-third of official recent Covid deaths have fallen into this category https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/briefing/covid.html https://www.azerbaycan24.com/en/us-covid-19-deaths-overcounted-by-nearly-a-third-new-york-times/