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posted ago by Sweitzenhammer ago by Sweitzenhammer +28 / -0

It seems they aggregate info from a lot of sources. Many of those seem to be local MSM.

Is the death count for real?

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Whoopies_tds 2 points ago +2 / -0

Looks to be fairly accurate. Cross reference it with Hopkins site to be sure

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TheOutlawPepeWales 1 point ago +1 / -0

Yeah, they're currently reporting the same statistics from Virginia Department of Heath, but they also sourced a death reported by local news this morning that hasn't been updated on the government website yet. There's always going to be some data lag, but they seem to be on the ball.

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LoneStarWinner 2 points ago +2 / -0

I’m sure they are all “best guesstimates” and subject to error, but I’d assume they are as accurate as can be expected. It’s still very easy for a region or country to just suppress/alter their numbers if they chose to, and trick the world. But there is not much that can be done about that.

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Sweitzenhammer [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

I ask because it seems they love doomsday stats (check Environment, Food, Water, Energy)