Media: False – “Nearly half of Americans feel home ownership is impossible”
But some how 66% of Americans own their own home, near an all time high.
Never trust anything
Authoritative chart has TN and KY in the wrong places on the map.
ABC News: Diesel prices to hike grocery prices
ABC News makes up a click-bait story devoid of context. Diesel price makes up about 1% of the price, on average. Some items are higher, of course.
How Two Hoaxes Took Down Journalistic Integrity
A catch up review of the 2006 Duke lacrosse team rape hoax story, and the 2013 UVA rape hoax and the aftermath.
Media: The report contradicts the headline
The report’s text refutes the headline. Sigh.
Media: How the media reported it versus reality check
“Irish man held in ICE says he fears for his life” and is missing his wife. Later, we learn he’s wanted on drug charges in Ireland and abandoned his kids. The story disappears from the media.
Social: The main purpose of social media is to make a fool of yourself
Once again.
The purpose of social media is to be misleading
Sigh.
Why do “plant-based” eating stories dominate media coverage of nutrition/dieting/eating?
Media stories about “plant-based eating” are 5 to 10x more common than the percent of people who actually eat that way.
Media: “In NY, Muslims are a political force”
For New York State, the share of the population that is Muslim is 3.6%, and 9% for NYC. Not a big political force.