Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated?

twitter.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

31–40 of 383 posts

Re: Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated?

#31

Post by azangru »

boringg wrote: post #19

More fuel to the fire - no reason he should get a pass when other people can't. Sorry - it's only tennis and he's trying to cheat to get in. This isn't to political leaders talking about the fate of their people.

> and he's trying to cheat to get in

Sorry, I don't really follow those sports news, so maybe I missed something; but how did he try to cheat? He applied to Australian Open for an exemption, and was granted an exemption [0]. How is this cheating?

[0] - https://twitter.com/BenRothenberg/status/1478329044156309505

Re: Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated?

#32

Post by MisterBastahrd »

azangru wrote: post #31
boringg wrote: post #19

More fuel to the fire - no reason he should get a pass when other people can't. Sorry - it's only tennis and he's trying to cheat to get in. This isn't to political leaders talking about the fate of their people.

> and he's trying to cheat to get in Sorry, I don't really follow those sports news, so maybe I missed something; but how did he try to cheat? He applied to Australian Open for an exemption, and was granted an exemption [0]. How is this cheating? [0] - https://twitter.com/BenRothenberg/status/1478329044156309505

From the looks of it, it's because he may have lied about his activity and the documents may also be false. Seems that he didn't want to take the vaccine so instead he got a backdated positive test because the rules allow for unvaccinated people with recent positive tests to have more freedom of movement.

Re: Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated?

#33

Post by toddmatthews »

azangru wrote: post #31
boringg wrote: post #19

More fuel to the fire - no reason he should get a pass when other people can't. Sorry - it's only tennis and he's trying to cheat to get in. This isn't to political leaders talking about the fate of their people.

> and he's trying to cheat to get in Sorry, I don't really follow those sports news, so maybe I missed something; but how did he try to cheat? He applied to Australian Open for an exemption, and was granted an exemption [0]. How is this cheating? [0] - https://twitter.com/BenRothenberg/status/1478329044156309505

his exemption was based on the fact of him having the virus and being recovered. But based on the twitter thread they are suggesting the positive test happened after the negative test.

Re: Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated?

#34

Post by PopeUrbanX »

azangru wrote: post #31
boringg wrote: post #19

More fuel to the fire - no reason he should get a pass when other people can't. Sorry - it's only tennis and he's trying to cheat to get in. This isn't to political leaders talking about the fate of their people.

> and he's trying to cheat to get in Sorry, I don't really follow those sports news, so maybe I missed something; but how did he try to cheat? He applied to Australian Open for an exemption, and was granted an exemption [0]. How is this cheating? [0] - https://twitter.com/BenRothenberg/status/1478329044156309505

[dead]

Re: Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated?

#36

Post by chrisseaton »

boringg wrote: post #19

More fuel to the fire - no reason he should get a pass when other people can't. Sorry - it's only tennis and he's trying to cheat to get in. This isn't to political leaders talking about the fate of their people.

> Sorry - it's only tennis

Real question is why are the Australians running an international tennis competition in the first place?

Re: Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated?

#37

Post by chrisseaton »

joshenberg wrote: post #30
boringg wrote: post #19

More fuel to the fire - no reason he should get a pass when other people can't. Sorry - it's only tennis and he's trying to cheat to get in. This isn't to political leaders talking about the fate of their people.

Especially in tennis where tournaments are designed to be 'open', that is semi-professional and allowing for amateur entrants. If he were professionally affiliated with a particular country, that might be an extenuating circumstance. But as he is a private citizen seeking glory in AU, it's inappropriate to make an exception in this case.

> in tennis where tournaments are designed to be 'open'

I thought 'open' meant 'open to people from outside the host region' not 'open to amateurs and professionals alike'?

Re: Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated?

#38

Post by Schweigi »

A_No_Name_Mouse wrote: post #25

I wonder why they only show a picture of the non-contested negative test and not the positive one with the disputed URL so we can validate the evidence ourselves.

Affidavit with picture of positive result is on page 11: https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/9505...

All files are here: https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/migration-law/online-file/djokovic

Re: Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated?

#39

Post by iechoz6H »

shmatt wrote: post #17

Good for Serbia for implementing some centralized system. A PCR test result in the U.S has absolutely no way of being verified, either negative or positive In Israel, which swabs every person who lands at the airport. There is a suspiciously steady stream of people flying in from the U.S who were negative before take off and positive 10 minutes after landing

Doesn't the thread suggest someone has fiddled the system on Djokovic's behalf? If that's the case then the centralized PCR verification system is nothing but a house of cards.
Post reply on HN