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2024-10-09 04:55:26 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E9EE0EBEACD030DD0EB9F05ADFE1911B8436D0F8E326D19A360AF81B33780222
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Important context: The 186,000 estimate comes from a letter to Lancet that has not been peer-reviewed and experts that reviewed it after publication stated that the estimate is implausible https://aoav.org.uk/2024/a-critical-analysis-of-the-lancets-letter-counting-the-dead-in-gaza-difficult-but-essential-professor-mike-spagat-reviews-the-claim-the-total-gaza-death-toll-may-reach-upwards-of-186000/ Moreover, one of the authors later admitted that the number is "purely illustrative" https://x.com/MarkZlochin/status/1810440008764899413
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