The Government of British Columbia is currently using artistic interpretation in the fight against COVID-19 curve bending for the province – although it doesn’t reflect any kind of reality.
Or science, or fact.
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As the province announced new modeling and projection numbers Friday – reps also loaded a piece of art onto social media to “represent” the province’s battle against COVID-19.
With more than 1.5K likes, 1.5K in shares and 345 comments – the Facebook post is easily one of the the most popular post on the Government of British Columbia’s Facebook page. Comments are filled with praise of the province and more – however the major motivator – an unrelated graphic showing an unrelated curve bending – is completely made up.
“That is an artist’s interpretation of a curve,” confirmed a government spokesperson Saturday afternoon of the image.
While the graphic appears to be related in style, look, theme and flow to the Friday modelling update presentation provided by Health Minister Adrian Dix and health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry – it is not related in any way. One pundit noted while the province continues to talk about being all-in, it appear they aren’t even bringing real cards to the table.
“It may as well be a poster for an upcoming dinner theatre,” added a local dinner theatre director.
