Seeing versions of this over and over again re Vietnam and #COVID19:

"The numbers appear to be legit - we checked with some white people."

Even - "we've checked with some white people who've been there before"

Also - "We've checked with some white people who live there. They have no expertise in this field, but like I said, they are white"

Finally - "it may seem odd but there are white people in Vietnam, so they wouldn't be able to fool them"

"We checked with some white people who know some Vietnamese who don't even like Vietnam"

"We checked with a white man from Australia and he's heard they have the internet there now and even phones"

"Can I ask you about Vietnam's coronavirus success?"

"Yes, but I'm a lawyer not an epidemiologist."

"You're white though, right?"