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A local doctor estimated that the number of infected has surpassed 10K in a chat group (images in simplified Chinese [1]). [1]: https://lihkg.com/thread/183447
by hker 7y ago
A local doctor estimated that the number of infected has surpassed 10K in a chat group (images in simplified Chinese [1]).
[1]: https://lihkg.com/thread/1834475/page/1 https://lihkg.com/thread/1834475/page/1
- ETHisso2017 7y agoYou realize you can fake wechat messages with a simple graphics template, right? LIHKG is not a verifiable source
- hker 7y agoYou realize the number quoted there is a reasonable estimate (if not an underestimate) of the number of infected, right? Here is a thread on what Weibo was saying two weeks ago, when Weibo users thought that Hong Kong was overreacting to the outbreak (images in simplified Chinese [1], again, the images are hosted on LIHKG, but you can search Weibo to verify). The fact that disease-related information is censored, hence the misjudgement of the public, is named a reason for the spread of the virus [2]. [1]: https://lih.kg/1835161 https://lih.kg/1835161 "【回顧】兩星期前既微博" [2]: https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-censorship-helps-spread-the-virus-11580071968 https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-censorship-helps-spread-...
- karmasimida 7y agoThis is textbook fake news