Middle-income countries like India and South Africa fared worse during the pandemic than low-income countries like Central African Republic. Though this may be partly due to poor data quality in low-income countries.
The head of the Mozart Group, a private military company that trains Ukrainian soldiers and distributes aid to civilians, has said that Ukraine is "violating the law of armed conflict" by "killing Russian prisoners".
Increases in mortality during Covid were small relative to pre-existing differences across Europe. Even in 2020, when Swedes supposedly faced “disaster”, they actually had a higher life expectancy than Danes and Finns.
How much of science is reproducible? It depends how you approach the question, but some papers have found that more than half of studies in psychology fail to replicate. Other social sciences aren't much better.
The Washington Post cites "numerous" officials who say "privately" that Russia may not be responsible for the Nord Stream attack. "Analysts have not heard or read statements from the Russian side taking credit".
In Elon Musk's recent Twitter poll, 57.5% said he should step down. Yet a proper poll found that 61% of U.S. Twitter users want him to stay. Did bots skew Musk's poll, or did he fix the result himself?
A recent study found zero correlation between intelligence and attitudes to climate change: 'alarmists' are neither more nor less intelligent than 'sceptics'. On the other hand, political views were a strong predictor.
In April of 2020, Sweden's epidemic began to recede at the same time as other European countries' epidemics, despite no lockdown. So why did people, including the 'experts', continue calling for lockdowns?
Markets are good, but they can't solve the problem of sky-high gas prices overnight. In a recent survey, more than half of German manufacturers said they will have to cut production over the next six months.
It's been claimed that in a recent interview, Angela Merkel said the Minsk agreements were just a way to "give Ukraine time". Yet this statement has been taken out of context by her critics, including Vladimir Putin.
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