Fukushima Debunked: 14,000 Fukushima Deaths in U.S.

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A recent study by Mangano & Sherman claims that 14,000 U.S. deaths are linked to the Fukushima reactor disaster fallout, but significant statistical discrepancies have been identified. A statistician found that the infant-death data reported by M&S does not align with actual CDC data, suggesting manipulation to create a misleading narrative of increased deaths post-Fukushima. The analysis revealed that M&S excluded certain cities from their pre-Fukushima data, resulting in a statistically significant increase in reported deaths that disappears when the same cities are included in both datasets. Critics argue that the journal in which the study was published lacks credibility and that the methodology employed by M&S is flawed. Overall, the discussion raises concerns about the integrity of the study and its implications for public health reporting.
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SpunkyMonkey said:
Mangano & Sherman only analyzed infant deaths, not infant mortality. And so the data I've posted are also only infant deaths. Not using infant-mortality data is just another entry in the long list of flaws in their argument. Reason being, any increase in infant deaths could simply reflect an increase in live births.

So the decline around 2008 could just as well be due to declining birth rates as declining infant mortality
 
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