Questioning Article Numbers

Discussions center on skepticism toward the accuracy, reliability, and sourcing of numerical claims in the linked article, often describing them as misleading estimates, unaudited figures, or fabrications rather than precise counts.

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occz Nov 30, 2023 View on HN

The numbers are obviously not accurate.

d1sxeyes Jul 4, 2024 View on HN

Sorry, yes, my meaning was that it seems as though the number OP used to arrive at the conclusion is incorrect, either because OP made an error, or because of some reason that leads folks to under-report (as you suggest above), or because the data is wrong for some other reason.

GreatLdisisp88 Jul 21, 2024 View on HN

This kind of numbers are not auditted. Might as well a journalist fake the numbers while in washing room cubicle (happened before). So just take this reading litely.

jncfhnb May 21, 2024 View on HN

Rereading the article, which throws out a lot of misleading numbers, it sounds like their estimate was actually pretty close. So yeah I guess that seems reasonable

nimchimpsky May 24, 2021 View on HN

Its the key point, the title is misleading - they are not counting, they are guessing.

lena Jan 26, 2010 View on HN

See the comments for the article. The numbers used are so far off that they are meaningless.

gniv Dec 9, 2016 View on HN

I wouldn't put too much stock on those numbers. They are probably statistical estimates, not actual counts.

campbel Jan 19, 2024 View on HN

This would be easier to believe if their display numbers weren't always larger than the real numbers

What makes you say this? Ie that they have been misrepresenting the number.

phgn Oct 2, 2025 View on HN

Because the linked article clearly states why the official numbers are not accurate in the authors opinions.Also "These numbers are just false" is not a valid argument.