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Video purportedly shows medical team boarding flight from Japan to HK - "7 people had a fever" (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 OP
So the announcement in Japanese says oregonjen Feb 2020 #1
The person who tweeted it, while not verified by twitter, seems legit Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 #2
Wait they were leaving Japan? How many in Japan have it? dewsgirl Feb 2020 #3
Good questions. Since posting this yesterday... Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 #4
I am having the hardest time differentiating real from fake dewsgirl Feb 2020 #5
Especially when people post unsubstantiated stuff here. Tipperary Feb 2020 #6
It's incredibly frustrating, because many of the accounts dewsgirl Feb 2020 #7

oregonjen

(3,334 posts)
1. So the announcement in Japanese says
Sun Feb 2, 2020, 02:32 PM
Feb 2020

“Everyone, we have an announcement, please everyone wait in your seats.”

Typical announcement for a flight. I would be a little rattled, though!

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
2. The person who tweeted it, while not verified by twitter, seems legit
Sun Feb 2, 2020, 02:35 PM
Feb 2020

I've been trying to verify it elsewhere. It could be old footage from the time of SARS for all I know.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
3. Wait they were leaving Japan? How many in Japan have it?
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 10:56 AM
Feb 2020

I think this week will be very telling as far as this real time nightmare goes.

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
4. Good questions. Since posting this yesterday...
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 11:15 AM
Feb 2020

...I've followed Harry Chen's tweets and it seems he posts a lot of alarmist videos w/ #coronavirus tagged. The videos are never attributed, so I'm starting to question his veracity.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
5. I am having the hardest time differentiating real from fake
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 12:53 PM
Feb 2020

news when it comes to this. With domestic issues, if I can understand the other sides agenda, it just seems much easier. I'm following day traders, cryptocurrency people, even a few gamers, people I never would have followed before. The situation is damn near impossible with China having such a strict clamp down on information coming out of Wuhan. I'm even frustrated with MSM pushing this flu narrative, you don't lock down 30 million people for the flu.
Sorry, had to get that off my chest.

 

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)
6. Especially when people post unsubstantiated stuff here.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 12:56 PM
Feb 2020

I think many people seem to believe anything they see on Twitter.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
7. It's incredibly frustrating, because many of the accounts
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 01:03 PM
Feb 2020

aren't verified, but that doesn't mean they can't be accurate. I'm not even going to pretend to understand Chinese politics, it appears they have a strong propaganda game going that would rival even Putin's, this also doesn't help matters. Countries like India and Pakistan seem to have an agenda, what that is I am uncertain.
One of the countries seems to think eating meat is the blame for everything, I am so confused.

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