| − | {{cquote|About the paper published in ''The Lancet'': Data coming from five different continents cannot be so homogeneous. There is either data manipulation (not mentioned in Material and Methodes), or incorporation of faked data. - Dr. Didier Raoult<ref name=Raoulttweet>[https://twitter.com/raoult_didier/status/1265291857866764288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1265291857866764288%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffreewestmedia.com%2F2020%2F05%2F28%2Fdidier-raoult-dismisses-lancet-study-as-lousy%2F Dr. Didier Raoult's twitter post] by Dr. Didier Raoult (May 26, 2020) ''Twitter''</ref>}} People from different countries have different cultures and this results in different behaviors and lifestyles among their citizens. One example mentioned by both Dr. Didier Raoult and Dr. Chris Martenson was smoking. In North America and Australia, rates of smoking are closer to 14% and in Europe it is closer to 20 - 30%.<ref name=Csmoke>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uggOJcZBFoI&list=PLRgTUN1zz_oeQpnJxpeaEkFimDeepqyWf&t=970 Grim Milestone: 100k+ US Coronavirus Deaths] by Chris Martenson (May 26,2020) ''PeakProsperity''</ref><ref>[https://blog.euromonitor.com/lighting-up-or-putting-out-global-trends-in-smoking-prevalence/ Lighting Up or Putting Out? Global Trends in Smoking Prevalence] (07/31/2013) ''Euromonitor International''</ref> One would expect this variation in smoking prevalence to be reflected in the study's data set, but the authors claimed that 10% of North Americans, 9.7% of South Americans, 9.7% of Europeans, 10.3% of Africans, 9.4% of Asians, and 10.0% of Asians in the study smoked.<ref name =Lancetstrikesagain/> This discrepancy made the data appear fake, which was the point Dr. Raoult was making in his tweet. | + | {{cquote|About the paper published in ''The Lancet'': Data coming from five different continents cannot be so homogeneous. There is either data manipulation (not mentioned in Material and Methodes), or incorporation of faked data. - Dr. Didier Raoult<ref name=Raoulttweet>[https://twitter.com/raoult_didier/status/1265291857866764288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1265291857866764288%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffreewestmedia.com%2F2020%2F05%2F28%2Fdidier-raoult-dismisses-lancet-study-as-lousy%2F Dr. Didier Raoult's twitter post] by Dr. Didier Raoult (May 26, 2020) ''Twitter''</ref>}} People from different countries have different cultures and this results in different behaviors and lifestyles among their citizens. One example mentioned by both Dr. Didier Raoult and [[Dr. Chris Martenson]] was smoking. In North America and Australia, rates of smoking are closer to 14% and in Europe it is closer to 20 - 30%.<ref name=Csmoke>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uggOJcZBFoI&list=PLRgTUN1zz_oeQpnJxpeaEkFimDeepqyWf&t=970 Grim Milestone: 100k+ US Coronavirus Deaths] by Chris Martenson (May 26,2020) ''PeakProsperity''</ref><ref>[https://blog.euromonitor.com/lighting-up-or-putting-out-global-trends-in-smoking-prevalence/ Lighting Up or Putting Out? Global Trends in Smoking Prevalence] (07/31/2013) ''Euromonitor International''</ref> One would expect this variation in smoking prevalence to be reflected in the study's data set, but the authors claimed that 10% of North Americans, 9.7% of South Americans, 9.7% of Europeans, 10.3% of Africans, 9.4% of Asians, and 10.0% of Asians in the study smoked.<ref name =Lancetstrikesagain/> This discrepancy made the data appear fake, which was the point Dr. Raoult was making in his tweet. |