The claim
"More than 50 million people have filed for unemployment this year."
Rating
This is true based on the total number of Americans who have filed for unemployment since the virus struck. The number of people currently claiming unemployment benefits is 14.8 million, according to the latest release of weekly figures. It has been declining since May, when there were more than 20 million claims.
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