Chance of an asteroid hitting Earth on Nov. 2 is not higher than dying of COVID-19

Posted on AllSides October 17th, 2020
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FACT CHECK

The claim: There's a higher chance of an asteroid hitting Earth than of a person dying from COVID-19.
It has been shared in various iterations thousands of times on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to downplay the severity and risk of COVID-19, a global pandemic.

"So NASA says there is a .042% chance of an asteroid hitting earth on 11/02/2020. The chance of dying from Covid 19 is .026%. I'm going to trade my mask in for a helmet," states one version, posted on Sept....

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/10/16/fact-check-chances-nov-2-asteroid-strike-less-than-covid-death/3679429001/

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