
I rarely give MediaMatters a first look, much less a second one.
But today? Today’s different.
This came across my Facebook news feed from an east coast journo. It is one of the most egregious pieces of chart junk — in this case, propaganda as well — that I have seen coming from a “news” organization.
I know, I know.
The folks here on the left are gonna scream one way and those on the right another.
I feel like Rodney King: can’t we all agree that a misrepresentation like this is just wrong?
They’re bad for democracy, they’re bad for civility, they’re bad for decision-making.
With this chart, the FOX show “America’s Newsroom” lied.
I swear, science and math are not Brussels sprouts or <insert hated food here>.
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