One of the science commentators at the News Literacy Project (@newslitproject) took to TikTok to debunk claims from a ...

Searching for the terms examples of misleading graphs or deceptive graphs is rarely the best way to find examples. A better way is to become familiar with graphical problems that cause a figure to ...

Truncated Y-Axis One of the easiest ways to misrepresent your data is by messing with the y-axis of a bar graph, line graph, or scatter plot. In most cases, the y-axis ranges from 0 to a maximum ...

I heard a speaker at a convention whose graphs all decreased from left to right, as in these examples. The audience was sharp and noticed this fact. I happened to sit next to the speaker at lunch.

The graph is correct. It shows the average temperature in each year since 1880, using data from NASA. The problem with it is that it is misleading, using a scale that intentionally hides the ...

Rep. Jason Chaffetz brandished a stunningly misleading graph that seemed to show Planned Parenthood performs more abortions than anti-cancer services. 0 seconds of 2 minutes, 20 secondsVolume 90% ...