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by guerrilla 1764 days ago
> If they wanted to hide any data, why not simply not post it?

The article already answers this question. They're publishing data to make it look like they're transparent while not being transparent at all, i.e. "transparency theater."

> If they wanted to hide any data, why not simply not post it?

The article answered that question in the beginning. It seems like the real content that is most popular, based on other analyses, is right-wing talking heads and conspiracy theorists.