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H Foland @hfolandart.bsky.social

Found an old folder of Bad Graphs! From my data-loving heart to yours 1) check your axes and labels 2) check your range and scale 3) check for gaps Don't let liars scare you! Stay safe out there.

Screenshot of an old Fox News broadcast, depicting a flawed, manipulated graph. The title is Screenshot of an old Fox News broadcast, depicting a flawed, manipulated graph, with on-air personality Tucker Carlson in the left portrait panel alongside it. The chiron at the bottom of the screen says Screenshot of an old Fox News broadcast, depicting a flawed, manipulated line graph. The labels note it is a spread of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of 2011, from January to November across the bottom X axis. The left Y axis shows a range of 8% up to 10%. FOX is explicitly labeling the top as
jun 10, 2025, 1:58 pm • 2 0

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H Foland @hfolandart.bsky.social

More ludicrous scare graphs. One thing is so much bigger! The line went up so much it's pink!! Oh no!

Screenshot of an old Fox News broadcast, depicting a flawed, manipulated graph. The label says the vertical bar graph shows, via the 2011 Census Bureau, [number of Americans on] Screenshot of an old Fox News broadcast, depicting a flawed, manipulated vertical bar graph. The top labels the imagery as illustrative of Obamacare Enrollment, with data from the HHS. The left, much shorter bar lists 6,000,000, labelled A screenshot of a PragerU ad. At the top, the label demands
jun 10, 2025, 2:18 pm • 1 0 • view