Even if the numbers are inflated by 25% or more, they are still terrible numbers. Seems to me that there is no more incentive to inflate numbers now than there was a month ago, so that line of thought, that suddenly there is some incentive to inflate numbers beyond what existed before, doesn't ring true for me.
I am not one who normally goes for anything unexamined, but not paying attention to the current state of affairs, and being
overly skeptical of what the media is telling us, those are the things that have gotten us here in the first place. People think they are being lied to, or they PRETEND to think that, as an excuse to go out and do whatever the hell they want, which is why so many people are sick and dying right now.
I'd like to hear what those skeptics have to say once they watch a video or two of all the bodies being buried by earth-moving equipment out on that island in NY harbor back in April. Is that fake news? Those guys are out there burying empty boxes, just to screw around with the rest of us?
Imo, Americans just don't want to be told what to do. I include myself in that - I hate being told what to do. But you know what? When MY LIFE is at stake, I will damn well listen and keep my ass at home.
@Rhianne please don't take this personally. I'm not out to spit back at you. There are just too many people who are ignoring important information, and that is putting the rest of us at risk. It just sets me on fire.