Some guys prefer to deny some stats collected directly from Relic data, by a guy who is well known here.
But there is no problem to trust a guy we don't know at all, with stats with no proof, no reliable method. This guys must be right since he says soviet OP
How INSANE is that?
I'd rather believe beggar who have a documentation then president with random claims.
Its all about the sources and documentation, if you can provide it, you have creditability, if you can't, how can anyone be sure your data is valid if it can't be verified? Correct methodology and sample size is irrelevant if you don't have prove to back it up.
The one who is able to back their statistics with a source will be the one who is going to be listened to.