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> used as a slur for real news There is spin and editorial bias all around... read between the lines and investigate the editorial and philosophical slant and

• Spivak 10y ago
  It's well more than editorial bias in some cases, it's blatantly misleading. Whether it's due to laziness and needing something catchy to write about, incompetence because they really don't understand statistics, or malice trying to pander or push a narrative I can't say. Two recent examples. * https://familyinequality.wordpress.com/2017/03/09/more-bad-reporting-on-texting-and-driving/ https://familyinequality.wordpress.com/2017/03/09/more-bad-r... * https://twitter.com/StuartBuck1/status/847104688562548736 https://twitter.com/StuartBuck1/status/847104688562548736