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Is the official COVID-19 death count too low? Funeral directors, EMS workers say yes

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We're fixated on the official data, which is bad enough. But we may be missing a bigger and more lethal picture The anti-vax, covid-19 conspiracists on twitter are saying that the government is lying about the amount of Covid-19 deaths. They say the government is mixing flu deaths into the figures, and that if people die of something else, like heart disease, but have COVID-19, then it is counted as a Covid-19 death. They say the amount is deaths is no higher than average.KV tweet We believe the government is massaging the figures.  The undertakers know there is something fishy going on. The funeral business is booming.  Is the official COVID-19 death count too low? Funeral directors, EMS workers say yes Is the official COVID-19 death count too low? Funeral directors, EMS workers say

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We're fixated on the official data, which is bad enough. But we may be missing a bigger and more lethal picture


The anti-vax, covid-19 conspiracists on twitter are saying that the government is lying about the amount of Covid-19 deaths. They say the government is mixing flu deaths into the figures, and that if people die of something else, like heart disease, but have COVID-19, then it is counted as a Covid-19 death. They say the amount is deaths is no higher than average.

KV tweet

We believe the government is massaging the figures. 
The undertakers know there is something fishy going on. The funeral business is booming. 
Is the official COVID-19 death count too low? Funeral directors, EMS workers say yes

Is the official COVID-19 death count too low? Funeral directors, EMS workers say yes

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Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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