That lie that COVID-19 deaths are overblown and most of those 215,000+ human beings actually died of something else? I looked into it. It's bull honkey. We have three separate lines of evidence to prove it.

Clear and powerful rejection of the widely circulating lie that COVID deaths are overcounted. This is how we know they're actually undercounted. A must-read for when you encounter this false claim in the wild. By @cragcrest scientificamerican.com/article/debunk… via @sciam

Researchers know beyond a doubt that the number of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have surpassed 200,000.

On the 300,000 US deaths related to the pandemic thus far in 3 key graphs 1. Different definitions @FT UK example ig.ft.com/coronavirus-gl… 2. Debunking the false claim of over-counting scientificamerican.com/article/debunk… @sciam by @cragcrest 3. The @CDCgov new report cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/6… pic.twitter.com/gPLIs2ZDXS

"Debunking the False Claim That #COVID Death Counts Are Inflated" scientificamerican.com/article/debunk… by @cragcrest via @sciam "President Trump, a congressman and conspiracy fantasists have repeated the myth. But three kinds of evidence point to more than 218,000 U.S. deaths"

Debunking the False Claim That COVID Death Counts Are Inflated: President Trump, a congressman and conspiracy fantasists have repeated the myth. But three kinds of evidence point to more than 218,000 U.S. deaths scientificamerican.com/article/debunk… via @cragcrest

Preexisting medical conditions such as diabetes or heart disease are common comorbidities, and they can make a person more vulnerable to the coronavirus, Anderson says, “but the fact is: they’re not dying from that preexisting condition.” #COVID19

Sigh. No, COVID deaths are not being inflated.