Claim that 10000 have died from Wuhan coronavirus is Pants on Fire - PolitiFact |
| Claim that 10000 have died from Wuhan coronavirus is Pants on Fire - PolitiFact Posted: 28 Jan 2020 11:33 AM PST   "CORONAVIRUS: Reports of 10,000 DEAD in Wuhan, China."  A claim circulating on Facebook suggests a coronavirus outbreak roughly 100 times more deadly than authorities and the news media are letting on. "CORONAVIRUS: Reports of 10,000 DEAD in Wuhan, China," reads a Jan. 24 story from the Geller Report. The website is run by Pamela Geller, an activist who co-founded Stop Islamization of America, a far-right group. This is just one of many false statements circulating on social media at what appears to be a break-neck pace – far faster than the spread of the health threat itself. This latest post was flagged as part of Facebook's efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.) First, the Geller Report article is questionably sourced. It says that a guy named Bill Holter heard from a friend named Robert who heard from an American friend who heard from a Chinese friend who has relatives in Wuhan that "there may already be ~10,000 dead there from the virus." But here's what we know from credible sources about the Wuhan coronavirus: According to a Jan. 26 report from the World Health Organization, more than 2,000 people have contracted the virus, the vast majority of whom live in China. More than 100 people in the United States are being evaluated for possible infection. According to the New York Times, 81 people have died, all of them in China. The figure of 81 deaths was also reported by CBS News and other media. As of 7 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 27, the figure reported by Johns Hopkins University, which is mapping the virus, was 82 However, as we were putting this fact-check together, Agence France-Presse, in a report carried by CBS, said the death toll, according to Chinese authorities, had reached 106. The South China Morning Post also reported the 106 figure and attributed it to Chinese authorities. So, while the death toll appears to be climbing, the Geller Report story is way, way off. Our ruling A claim circulating on Facebook says: "CORONAVIRUS: Reports of 10,000 DEAD in Wuhan, China." There is nothing but mostly anonymous hearsay to back it up. Credible news and university reports put the death toll at a tiny fraction of what is claimed — 106 as of the evening of Jan. 27. We rate the statement Pants on Fire!  |
| Street Style Stars New Fashion Hack? Shoving Their Pants Into Ankle Straps - Cosmopolitan Posted: 27 Jan 2020 12:57 PM PST Let's get right to it: Street-style stars have been shoving their pants into their ankle-strap shoes to create a kind of flare situation and I'm currently processing whether this actually looks cool or if everyone's pulling an elaborate prank on me. (Kinda like those TikTok-ers who made people believe testicles have taste buds.) Back to the pants/ankle straps though... Here are a few examples of how this actually looks ~in the wild~:Apparently, the styling trick works with both tapered pant legs and wide-leg options. The tapered style is a bit less obvious, and I do think if you're curious to try this trend, it's a good entry point. The wide-leg version varies between making the pants look like they have scrunchie sweatpant hems or turning them into mini bell-bottoms. This is the one that requires a bit more skill, IMO, because it's harder to get it "right." So far, the people out there convincing me that this is actually a Cool Thing That Other Folks Should Try are good at mimicking the proportions of those other styles mentioned above (the athleisure-scrunchie sweats, and the mini bells). The ones who leave me side-eye-ing hard end up lookin' like they've got some fancy hooves for feet. Pulling it off comes down to wearing the right shoe.First, it should be a heel. Second, it should have either the ballet-style lace-up kind of straps or spiral straps. Ones that zip up the back or buckle are okay for the skinny-jean-type styles, but not for the wider-leg options. This is because the bulkier back heels of those designs pin the excess fabric down in the back and make it look less uniform. Shop the correct kind of heels right this way:         To those of you that are cautiously into this trend, I salute you and I may be one of you. To everyone else on the fence, I'm sorry I can't take back the images you've seen here today, but at least we have each other.  |
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