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Bev54

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7. The 100,000 mark was crossed yesterday

Reply to Xipe Totec (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2020, 11:14 AM

May 2020

on worldometer which is WHO. I agree we are not getting true pictures from the US on deaths. This is exactly what Trump accused Xi of doing. He was projecting again. Currently at 100,765

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They are hiding the death data - resistance to crossing the 100,000 death mark [View all] Xipe Totec May 2020 OP

Sorry - don't buy it brooklynite May 2020 #1

I do. I've wondered how come the exponential surge Hortensis May 2020 #4

It's not a day or two edhopper May 2020 #5

I'm currently attributing the small number to a lag in reporting caused by the holiday weekend. Hugin May 2020 #6

It was done at 50,000 ... there's a habit of not giving bad news uponit7771 May 2020 #8

Please, you're too smart not to know the count is being... brush May 2020 #13

The Federal Government doesn't control counts... brooklynite May 2020 #16

Some are supressing, red ones, to please trump. brush May 2020 #17

And the Blue one's aren't, which will push the total up... brooklynite May 2020 #18

Of course there's no value in it, but it's happened. The 100k mark... brush May 2020 #19

'The media' need to collect data on ALL deaths, House of Roberts May 2020 #2

I Noticed The Split between Covid Only and COVID + Pneumonia Deaths Indykatie May 2020 #3

The 100,000 mark was crossed yesterday Bev54 May 2020 #7

M$M still reporting a number shy of 100K Xipe Totec May 2020 #10

I have no idea where they Bev54 May 2020 #15

K&R, ***SAME THING HAPPENED AT 50,000*** uponit7771 May 2020 #9

Fewer deaths over the holiday weekend spinbaby May 2020 #11

That would explain a few days lag. But we're talking a month's lag. nt Xipe Totec May 2020 #12

There is a 1 to 8 week lag ThoughtCriminal May 2020 #14