Happy Jack Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I'm finding this really helpful: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 And if you're not serious, read this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-51866403?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5e6b6add3cfb2a06519c121d%26Alex Jones told to stop selling bogus 'coronavirus-cure toothpaste'%262020-03-13T11%3A27%3A22.364Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:956f12a4-5461-4dc7-8355-926bcbeaf6d7&pinned_post_asset_id=5e6b6add3cfb2a06519c121d&pinned_post_type=share 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 12 hours ago, Happy Jack said: I'm finding this really helpful: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ Seems more accurate than https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 which seems to have wildly inaccurate figures for the UK (for anyone who couldn't be bothered to scroll down, it's 3 - that's 3 cases, not 3 deaths). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 While we're at it, you may want to give SERIOUS thought as to where you choose to get your 'facts' from: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 24 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: While we're at it, you may want to give SERIOUS thought as to where you choose to get your 'facts' from: The Daily Mail a source of dribble? Surely not .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 BBC position is debatable too! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: While we're at it, you may want to give SERIOUS thought as to where you choose to get your 'facts' from: The Guardian on the borderline of neutral 😂 Edited March 14, 2020 by CamdenRob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb625 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 "Any news I don't agree with is biased" 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 19 minutes ago, jimmyb625 said: "Any news I don't agree with is biased" Indeed. Very much so. I've liked it worded as "Anything to the left of Der Stürmer is communist propaganda". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Fox News remarkably high up this chart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c2 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 The problem with the chart is that, unless you could travel the world first-hand and verify stories, you HAVE to assume one of the news sources (or the average of a number) is a representation of the truth. It appears they've just done this for Reuters. (Which is arguably fair enough). But what if something happened and it were simply ignored by a number of news outlets? Does that mean it didn't happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burno70 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I can't see Basschat on there? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c2 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, burno70 said: I can't see Basschat on there? Off the chart, bottom left. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 23 hours ago, burno70 said: I can't see Basschat on there? We don't come in until the chorus on this one. 1 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 21 minutes ago, Newfoundfreedom said: We don't come in until the chorus on this one. Now THAT is one for the Famous Basschat Quotes thread. (I've tagged you in it). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Covid-19, you know what I mean, At this moment you mean everything ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno1981 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 This one has also been doing the rounds. https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) None of the UK numbers are accurate. Certainly, tests on people who are not presenting themselves as severely ill, or already in hospital, are not being carried out. It's all total guesswork at this time. Even if you get ill and recover, people in the UK will have no way of knowing is they were infected by the coronavirus or just standard flu. I assume all the other statistics, for other countries, are mainly guesswork as well. Edited March 16, 2020 by gjones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Mrs B is convinced it’s the Russians. Really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 2 hours ago, jonno1981 said: This one has also been doing the rounds. https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca That is an excellent piece of work, both as a statistical analysis and as a journalistic explanation. Well worth 10 minutes of anyone's time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 ...then the Black Gate opened, and forth came no Ring-Wraith, but a living man, the Mouth of Sauron. 'Greetings,' he cried. 'I bring a short statement affirming the Dark Tower's commitment to prompt customer service as we face the challenge of responding to COVID-19 together...' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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