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2023-06-25 00:29:18 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 978EF0B659921B4AB84111171AD28BB5462428A787E8902684CE8AAE893ADEEF
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This is false. In 2020/21 there was a decrease in flu cases but the flu cases in the USA were still in the millions. It's also false that the flu was rebranded as COVID. The use of masks and social restrictions played a role in reducing the spread of the flu, too. https://www.statista.com/statistics/861113/estimated-number-of-flu-cases-us/ https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-health-covid-pandemic-flu-465037589830 https://www.factcheck.org/2023/04/scicheck-fewer-cases-of-flu-due-to-pandemic-precautions-contrary-to-viral-claim/ https://usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/12/22/fact-check-millions-flu-cases-last-year-u-s/10937195002/
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