• freeindv@monyet.cc
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    1 year ago

    Those numbers aren’t accurate. They didn’t have the same insane drive to try to find and record every case, so the death percentage is artificially inflated

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      1 year ago

      Excess death statistics don’t lie, it’s extremely difficult to hide trends in total deaths.

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        1 year ago

        Exactly. So deaths are drastically overcounted, as opposed to “confirmed cases”. Which is why the combination of the two leads to drastically overstating the death rate.

        Now you’re getting it!