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didntreadarticl
on March 1, 2023
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Report: U.S. pedestrian death rate increased durin...
Now hang on a minute
Really well earned use of 'hang on' there, sounds like the article is bollocks
contravariant
on March 1, 2023
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Presumably the numbers are correct, but the title is statistical bullshit.
quickthrower2
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Technically correct but designed to mislead. Statistical assholery.
dsfyu404ed
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This sort of "lying but with some plausible deniability on top" is SOP in the world of "journalism bordering on activism", a category which the site clearly falls into whether one agrees with the policy they're peddling or not.
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Really well earned use of 'hang on' there, sounds like the article is bollocks