Study finds CDC inflated COVID numbers by 1,600% Concludes health authorities violated federal law https://www.wnd.com/2021/02/study-finds-cdc-inflated-covid-numbers-1600/ A peer-reviewed study contends the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention violated federal law by inflating Coronavirus fatality numbers. The figures were inflated by at least 1,600%, according to the Public Health Initiative of the Institute for Pure and Applied Knowledge, which published the study, titled "COVID-19 Data Collection, Comorbidity & Federal Law: A Historical Retrospective."