Fact Check Debunks Claim: COVID-19 Deaths Under Trump Did Not Surpass 1 Million

Washington, D.C. — A viral social media post by comedian D.L. Hughley claiming that the number of COVID-19 fatalities in the U.S. reached 1 million during former President Donald Trump’s administration has been widely discredited by health experts and multiple data sources. The assertion, meant to compare the handling of the pandemic under Trump and the military casualties in Afghanistan under President Joe Biden, significantly overstates the death toll prior to Biden’s inauguration. When Trump …

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