[btilly]

I know nothing of the sort.

I think someone found an interesting dataset, tried to visualize it, and thought it looked interesting. I doubt that there was any motive to the dataset other than, "Here's what I get from the FDIC, what does it look like?" Then shared code and source so that anyone else could reproduce it.

If you can find another data source that gives a fuller picture, you should. But compiling these data sources takes work. And the ones you get are all going to be a particular slice that represents some things but not others.

I did not personally find it misleading.