All in all, American officials say they believe, far more people were killed and wounded in the riot than in the bombing that touched it off.
But experts believe far more money is siphoned by employers that illegally underpay premiums by underreporting the size of their work force or by doctors who fabricate bills.
As a result, we believe far more in Tolstoy's coolheaded depiction of the marriage of Levin and Kitty, just as we believe more in Elena Greco's problematic relationship with Nino.
He died in March, but before he did, he is believed to have infected eight people on his floor at Hong Kong's Metropole Hotel and, health officials now believe, far more at other locations as well.
A measure to be debated at the IUCN congress in Hawaii this week would ban the domestic trade in ivory, but many elephant conservationists believe far more will need to be done to safeguard the species in the long term.
Since I've been in Mali, many humanitarian workers active in the north have told me that they are concerned about civilian casualties, which they believe far outnumber both official estimates, and would put a dampener on things, to put it mildly, if released.
But on the question of how Europe should approach this problem, there is considerable discord, dividing those who believe far more needs to be done to prioritise the saving of lives, from those who fear any shift in emphasis away from border enforcement will only encourage people trafficking.
You do not have to go too far on the internet to find those who believe far more than that.
