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Read More about The Theory of factSpread: Against Misinformation and DivisionYes, Deaths in the U.S. were growing exponentially and then they stopped growing. Factcheck yourself: https://data.cdc.gov/NCHS/Provisional-COVID-19-Death-Counts-by-Week-Ending-D/r8kw-7aab
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