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cbdo2007

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8. Same way we go from 80+ victims to 24 here on DU.....

Reply to Marksman_91 (Reply #4)

Tue May 21, 2013, 11:17 AM

May 2013

people report the first thing they hear from ANYBODY as actual news rather than waiting for confirmed counts.

The ridiculous thing is that anybody tries to guess what the final body count while the actual even is going on....you are always going to have fluctuating body counts. Why does anyone even need to post that "2 dead" or "4 dead" or "12 dead" when the final count could be over 100?? All the constant updates are insane.

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Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office Revises Death Toll Down To 24, Including 7 Children [View all] DonViejo May 2013 OP

Better news than when we went to bed last night. Kber May 2013 #1

While I can't call it good news, it is certainly better than yesterday. AllyCat May 2013 #2

Meanwhile, doesn't the BBC say 90?? kestrel91316 May 2013 #3

How the hell do you go from 80+ victims to 24? Marksman_91 May 2013 #4

MSM speaking before having adequate information! nt avebury May 2013 #5

News media reporting as they hear things, not as facts are truly known. uppityperson May 2013 #6

Same way we go from 80+ victims to 24 here on DU..... cbdo2007 May 2013 #8

So the only children dead are the 7 who drowned? marshall May 2013 #7

The drownings were from a water main line breaking - what's that got to do with Hestia May 2013 #9

The water doesn't have to come from the sky marshall May 2013 #11

Coroner is now disputing early reports that the children drowned marshall May 2013 #12

How precisely does it answer all the questions LanternWaste May 2013 #10