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[–] VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works 77 points 8 months ago (6 children)

6 in 10 Americans believe any old nonsense as long as you present it with confidence.

[–] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 38 points 8 months ago (4 children)

73% of numerical statistics go unverified

[–] backhdlp@iusearchlinux.fyi 28 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If you put a decimal in your statistic, it becomes 82.6% more believable.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

71.2% of all statistics are made-up on the spot.

[–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"You can pretty much come up with whatever quote you want and pretend someone famous said it. Nobody checks anyway."

-Sun Tzu

[–] Ironfacebuster@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

"This guy is speaking straight facts"

  • George Washington
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