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kentuck

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Sun May 17, 2020, 09:22 AM May 2020

Why it is worse than they say? [View all]

Donald Trump says we have done more testing than anyone and that is why we have more cases. Is that why we also have more deaths?

HHS Sec Azar said much the same this morning on Jake Tapper's show. We have more cases because we have done more testing. Tapper then asked, "How about the deaths?"

If indeed, other countries are not doing as much testing as the U.S., then it is very likely that they have had many more deaths than have been reported?

Worldwide, if we use the rationale of the White House, the reason there have not been more deaths from coronavirus is because there have not been more tests. That means the number of deaths in this country is likely much higher than has been reported.

By their own words, it is much worse than we have been told.

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Here's a pretty good article I found quickly via Google: femmocrat May 2020 #1
The question is are we calling them out on that lie, and if not, why not? still_one May 2020 #2
that's it... agingdem May 2020 #4
+++ still_one May 2020 #5
Testing leads to more deaths says clearly a brilliant brained man? Brainfodder May 2020 #3
Great post malaise May 2020 #6
"By their own words" Martin Eden May 2020 #7
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