Episode 522 • • 14:10 - 19:49
522: Hookers on Sale
United Nations Syrian Death Toll Statistical Modeling
The United Nations reports a death toll of 93,000 in the Syrian conflict, a figure widely cited by the BBC. Investigation into the UN's 40-page document reveals the number is derived from statistical computer modeling and data from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a one-man operation based in London.