Elon Musk Said "Zero People Have Died." Researchers Have Already Estimated 332,000 Deaths.

91 million deaths once prevented, one chainsaw, and the toll many MAGA Republicans swear is zero

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This is an opinion piece. The facts, figures, and quotations are drawn from publicly available sources as of June 2026. Every mortality figure comes from peer reviewed research or major news reporting, and the death tolls are statistical projections and model based estimates rather than counted figures. The administration’s denials and the cri…