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by willcipriano 717 days ago
Real life example: https://x.com/paulkrugman/status/1712494317024026761?lang=en
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The "reader added context" below that post seems on point. It is an opinion, not a fact. I assume the graph is accurately representing truth. It is a decent demonstration of the old saw about lies, damn lies, and statistics, but it is real numbers, real dates, and the metric is described specifically. Excellent for misleading, but still truth.

The assertions that "we won" or it is "over" or it was "at very little cost" are all one man's opinions, however.

"Numbers don't lie" is a truism, but is practically undone by "People use numbers to lie."
"Winning the war on inflation" isn't a statement of fact, it's a jingoistic military metaphor.