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Peru, not the US, had the world’s highest confirmed COVID-19 death rate

Verdicts: 1 True, 1 False

RFK Jr.’s claim that the U.S. had the highest COVID death rate globally is false. Peru’s confirmed rate was nearly double the American figure. Among peer nations, the U.S. story is worse.

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