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Yes we've jumped from 50,000 about three weeks ago, now the Liberals are saying "Trump is responsible for over 100K deaths"
They make up a new number every day, just like before.
It's almost as if the news industry thrives on sensationalism to drive profits, thus giving them perverse incentives to prioritize certain aspects of a story and downplay or not mention others. Tempting to attribute their behaviors to some grand top-down conspiracy, but when you peel away the layers it's a lousy dollar being grubbed after by every player bottom-up that's driving it all.
It's almost as if the news industry thrives on sensationalism to drive profits, thus giving them perverse incentives to prioritize certain aspects of a story and downplay or not mention others. Tempting to attribute their behaviors to some grand top-down conspiracy, but when you peel away the layers it's a lousy dollar being grubbed after by every player bottom-up that's driving it all.
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