Category:Statistical & Evidentiary Distortion
Tactic. Cherry-picked statistics, misleading charts, or unrepresentative studies presented as conclusive.
Source framework: Extension of Wardle's misleading content, narrowed to data and evidence.
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Pages in category "Statistical & Evidentiary Distortion"
The following 97 pages are in this category, out of 97 total.
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- Cambridge Analytica's psychographic targeting swung the 2016 election
- Cell phones cause brain cancer
- CFCs do not destroy the ozone layer
- Climate science is too uncertain to act on
- Cold fusion
- Columbia University was ranked second in the nation
- Corinthian Colleges graduates found jobs at high rates
- Crack babies were permanently damaged by their mothers' drug use
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- Sex trafficking surges around the Super Bowl
- Sports drinks are needed to stay hydrated during exercise
- Stacey Abrams won the 2018 Georgia governor's race
- Starbucks red cups declared war on Christmas
- Student evaluations measure teaching quality
- Super Bowl Sunday is the worst day of the year for domestic violence
- Superpredators would cause a juvenile crime wave
- Swift Boat Veterans for Truth's claims about John Kerry
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- The 2004 election was stolen in Ohio
- The 2019 Bolivian election was rigged
- The Arctic would be ice-free by 2013
- The Bible Code predicts world events
- The Blue Whale Challenge drove teenagers to suicide
- The Deepwater Horizon spill was leaking 5,000 barrels a day
- The hot hand is a myth
- The marshmallow test shows willpower determines life success
- The Patriots deliberately deflated footballs
- The Sports Illustrated cover jinx
- The Steele dossier proved Trump colluded with Russia
- The Tide Pod Challenge swept American teenagers
- The War of the Worlds broadcast caused nationwide panic
- The welfare queen was a common figure
- The Y2K bug would bring civilization to a halt
- There is no proof that smoking causes cancer
- Thirty-eight witnesses watched Kitty Genovese's murder and did nothing
- Thousands of Muslims in New Jersey cheered the September 11 attacks
- Trump's inauguration drew the largest crowd ever
- Tulip mania ruined the Dutch economy