claim: vergleich von todesfällen durch covid-19 mit krankenhauskeimen oder behandlungsfehlern ist irreführend
summary: a picture circulating on facebook in germany suggested that more people died of "hospital malpractice" or "hospital germs" than of covid-19. the comparison is baseless as there are no reliable estimates of the numbers quoted, and is aimed at downplaying the severity of the epidemic
subject_description: claim that the mortality rate from covid-19 is actually lower than that caused by "hospital malpractice" and "hospital germs"
Motive_Description: suggest the virus is low consequence
author_description: general public
keywords: coronavirus, germany, mortality rate, hospital, malpractice, germs