China lies

[AtW]

All of the numbers are fake in that they are not accurate. That can only change by widespread testing of both those with the virus and those that have had it. Seeing as there is lack of capacity of the former and so far no accurate test for the latter then yes all the EU countries are doing same as Germany and the UK and every other country in the world, putting up some numbers that may or may not be a true reflection of the situation. No one can be certain of that without the aforementioned comprehensive testing, and perhaps even autopsies to check cause of death is 'due to virus' and not 'with virus'.

The only accurate number (if published) is the total percentage of deaths (from any cause) against population, and how that compares to historical averages for this time of year to see how much of an impact the virus is really having in terms of death rate.

Not accurate is not fake - with high degree of accuracy or even low but estimateable such numbers still very useful.