>>11363299>As for why they are making up dataIf the Party claims there is no increase happening, that lie would be too obvious to the People. If the Party tells what might be the truth, a terribly high rate of infection sweeping the nation, that would cause panic among the People, and distrust in the Party's ability to rule. There can be no questioning the Mandate of Heaven! So, they have made a comfortable middle-ground on paper to show their citizens and the world.
