Blake Shelton causes controversy over false COVID-19 pandemic statistics tweet

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01.09.2020 - 20:47

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Blake Shelton was called out for sharing misinformation on social media about the coronavirus pandemic. The musician, 44, tweeted a statistic that was unfounded over the weekend and his followers were quick to point out Shelton should check sources before spreading theories.

The controversy was over a tweet retweeted by President Donald Trump that misrepresented a CDC update about deaths related to coronavirus.

The tweet, which originated from a Facebook post, has since been deleted for incorrectly claiming that the CDC had “quietly” changed its statistics to depict how “only 6%” of people who died from the coronavirus “actually died from Covid" because “the other 94% had 2-3 other serious illnesses.” Blake Shelton performs onstage during.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Blake Shelton causes controversy over false COVID-19 pandemic statistics tweet

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