The story, republished on various online media platforms, did acknowledge the erroneous sales figures for yellow vests, but continued to insist that the Yiwu Index had successfully predicted the results of both the 2016 U.S presidential election and the 2018 World Cup.
Habari iliyochapishwa katika majukwaa ya mitandao mingi ya kijamii yanakiri kuwepo na makosa ya kiasi cha mauzo ya fulana za njano, lakini inaendelea kusistiza kwamba kiwango cha mauzo ya Yiwu imefanikiwa kutabiri matokeo ya uchaguzi wa Urais wa Marekani mwaka 2016 na kombe la dunia la mwaka 2018.