Has China's biggest online news site revealed 'real' coronavirus death figures? Screen grabs showing 24,589 death toll that sparked wild conspiracy theories 'could have been digitally altered'

Screen grabs suggesting much higher statistics had been edited, netizens said
One grab purports to show the death toll at 24,589 - 80 times the official figures
While some alleged the 'leaked figures' were proof of a government cover-up
Others argued the viral images could have been modified in a smear campaign

A set of screen grabs which sparked wild conspiracy theories that China is covering up the death toll of coronavirus could have been digitally altered, web users have claimed.

The latest allegation came after internet users alleged to have spotted much higher statistics of coronavirus victims 'momentarily' on the country's largest online news site Tencent, sparking heated discussions on social media. 

While some said the staggering figures - one of them 80 times the official death tally - could have been leaked by journalists in defiance of Beijing's order; othersargued the images was likely to have been edited as a smear campaign against China.

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