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Our doctors get more money if somebody dies from COVID

Donald Trump · A statement as president · 2020 · President of the United States

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Context

The statement was about how COVID-19 deaths are counted in the United States.

Topics: COVID-19.

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  1. Donald Trump's false claim that doctors inflate COVID-19 deaths to make more money · PolitiFact · 2020-11-01 · accessed 2026-09-18

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