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2023-03-22 22:50:25 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The numbers cited in this report reflect an inaccurate baseline. Independent research has shown a much smaller increase than that claimed here, with a total of under two dozen cases. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/31/instagram-posts/numbers-were-based-faulty-data-military-spokespers/ https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2110737 (at note 11)

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• The numbers cited in this report reflect an inaccurate baseline. Independent research has shown a much smaller increase than that claimed here, with a total of under two dozen cases. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/31/instagram-posts/numbers-were-based-faulty-data-military-spokespers/ https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2110737 (at note 11)