I think this is parody/satire and not real
Most Americans have no money left over after the spend and save the remaining 🙂
How to make your chart really scary
Use a “cumulative” count rather than an incidence rate.
Media: “Alpine Divorce – the new viral date”
The media jumped from a social media post to a “trend” that is not a trend.
Media: Cleveland news uses AI assistance tools
Using AI tools is inevitable
Media: NY Times concerned that convicted murderer deported
NY Times implies it is wrong to deport a convicted murderer.
Media: CNN on “open borders”
Most media seems to support that if you entered the US on a visa, and then overstayed that visa’s time frame, you should then be permitted to stay in the U.S. forever.
Media: When the NY Times became The Onion
NY Times, Jan 2024: The End of Snow
Feb 2026: Area buried by up to 3 feet of snow.
Media: The media does not like the U.S.
Actual US media “news” story: “If waving the American flag or chanting “USA!” turns you off right now, you’re not alone.”. Everything is awful, of course!
Science: How to draw misleading charts
Interesting use of a changing x-axis to deliver a false perspective. It’s Just Science.
Media: I’m so old, I remember when this type of news reporting was sexist
Remember when this type of ‘reporting’ would be condemned?