claim: defunto per morte naturale classificato come covid-19? no! non riguarda i bollettini, ma la prevenzione!
summary: an article by famous italian newspaper "corriere della sera" was shared by many on facebook and interpreted as if it was suggesting that the deaths of many people during the epidemic were classified as covid-19 even without positive test results confirming it. the narrative was based on a recommendation for funeral services (thus having nothing to do wit official covid statistics in italy) banning funerals in case it is unsure whether the victim had covid, even without a test, to prevent contagion
subject_description: rumor that deaths in italy are classified as due to covid even without evidence supporting the claim (i.e. a positive result of a prc test)
Motive_Description: spread doubt that the high number of cases of covid-19 is actually due to a wrong classifications of deaths
author_description: general public
keywords: coronavirus, corriere della sera, italy, article, death, dead, case, test