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How Many Americans Died in World Wars, Vietnam, 9/11 After Joe Biden's COVID Death Claim
By Jason Murdock On 3/12/21 at 7:04 AM EST
President Joe Biden has repeatedly compared the U.S. COVID death toll to casualties sustained by Americans in multiple wars.
In addresses since entering the White House in January, Biden has likened the nation's vaccine rollout to a "wartime effort," and compared the number of people who have died from the virus to the tragic number of fatalities from historic conflicts.
While the claim may be a talking point designed to show the sheer scale of the tragedy, the math has been criticized for not adding up.
The latest version of the statistics came on Thursday during President Biden's national address on the first anniversary of the pandemic-related lockdown. He revealed he had directed states to make all adults eligible to be vaccinated no later than May 1.
In his speech from the White House, Biden listed a trio of wars he had cited previously but, unlike prior examples, added the death toll from the 9/11 terror attack.
The president said: "I carry a card in my pocket with the number of Americans who have died from COVID to date... As of now, the total deaths in America: 527,726. That's more deaths than in World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War and 9/11 combined."
There are two main resources when totaling American deaths during conflict, published by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Congressional Research Service.
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, a total of 392,393 battle deaths were recorded for the three named wars: World War I, World War II and Vietnam War.
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A total of 2,977 people died in the September 11, 2001 attacks on America, bringing the combined total to 395,370 deaths, suggesting Biden's statement was accurate.
World War I: 53,402
World War II: 291,557
Vietnam War: 47,434
9/11: 2,977
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Tech & Science
How Many Americans Died in World Wars, Vietnam, 9/11 After Joe Biden's COVID Death Claim
By Jason Murdock On 3/12/21 at 7:04 AM EST
President Joe Biden has repeatedly compared the U.S. COVID death toll to casualties sustained by Americans in multiple wars.
In addresses since entering the White House in January, Biden has likened the nation's vaccine rollout to a "wartime effort," and compared the number of people who have died from the virus to the tragic number of fatalities from historic conflicts.
While the claim may be a talking point designed to show the sheer scale of the tragedy, the math has been criticized for not adding up.
The latest version of the statistics came on Thursday during President Biden's national address on the first anniversary of the pandemic-related lockdown. He revealed he had directed states to make all adults eligible to be vaccinated no later than May 1.
In his speech from the White House, Biden listed a trio of wars he had cited previously but, unlike prior examples, added the death toll from the 9/11 terror attack.
The president said: "I carry a card in my pocket with the number of Americans who have died from COVID to date... As of now, the total deaths in America: 527,726. That's more deaths than in World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War and 9/11 combined."
There are two main resources when totaling American deaths during conflict, published by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Congressional Research Service.
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, a total of 392,393 battle deaths were recorded for the three named wars: World War I, World War II and Vietnam War.
Newsweek subscription offers >
A total of 2,977 people died in the September 11, 2001 attacks on America, bringing the combined total to 395,370 deaths, suggesting Biden's statement was accurate.
World War I: 53,402
World War II: 291,557
Vietnam War: 47,434
9/11: 2,977
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