Thread by @collins_neal

1/ "Plandemic" in early May showed us covid was a conspiracy, but we didn't listen.

In July, we had a witch doctor giving us the cure, but we didn't listen.

Thankfully, now, in Sept, we have a tweet by "littleMel" saying again covid is a conspiracy. Will we finally listen?? ..

2/ I hope not.

The quickest way to refute the latest conspiracy is to point out total deaths:

1. In terms of total deaths REGARDLESS OF CAUSE, excess deaths in SC in 2020 are currently 2,400-4,000 more than the avg of total deaths in the past 7 yrs ...

3/ In other words, SC should be experiencing 1,000 total deaths a wk. We're currently experiencing 1,400 total deaths a wk.

2. For the nation, the US is 183,000-245,000 total deaths above our national avg of the past 7 yrs ...

4/ 3. The 6 percenters may have a point in that "the virus only kills people who are dying." In my opinion, it's a horrendous, non-Christian, non-Republican viewpoint. But that's only an opinion. More important, is the statement even accurate?

5/ Unfortunately, we won't be able to tell for at least a yr. If the statement is true, then total deaths in the US & SC should be dramatically below our averages next yr since all of next yr's deaths are occurring now ...

pic via @FT @jburnmurdoch

6/ At that point, the 6 percenters can accurately say "covid only shaved off days/months/yr to hundreds of thousands of lives."

4. The irony is when looking at total deaths, covid death numbers are more likely vastly underreported ...

7/ Don't trust anyone, including me. Research excess deaths yourself:

cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr…

ft.com/content/a2901c…