Post compares number of abortions to COVID-19, flu deaths using flawed numbers
Posted on AllSides March 24th, 2020
From The Left
FACT CHECK
An anti-abortion post on Facebook attempted to use the coronavirus to advance its cause, stating:
"U.S. deaths since 1/22:
COVID-19: 27
Flu: 4,700
Abortion: 118,000."
The post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.)
Precise numbers for the period cited in the post are not available in any of the three categories, but the best numbers suggest these figures are inaccurate. Generally in the United States, however, elective abortions are performed at...