COVID-19 Outbreak (Update: More than 2.9M cases and 132,313 deaths in US)

The mainstream media gets it from both directions. They're either promoting panic and can't be trusted or they're hiding info from us to

Okay, I don't know what to believe. Not doing adequate testing is one thing, but why would the hospitals and the state possibly fudging the numbers? Or am I misreading this?
I don't think they're fudging numbers (if you're talking about cases), but that the criteria to qualify for testing is to minimize how many negative tests we get (to maximize using tests on confirmed cases, and trace), but mild cases might slip through the cracks.