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Chang Chokaski's avatar

No worries - the MSM loves to fool people by lying using statistics (regardless of what topic the MSM is discussing). One of the things that independent media does is to examine all the "bullshit statistics" that MSM uses and expose them.

Here are some awesome books on the subject (they are all non-technical books):

(1) "How to Lie with Statistics" by Darrell Huff (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58702146-how-to-lie-with-statistics-by-darrell-huff-w-w-norton-company)

(2) "Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists" by Joel Best (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15808032-damned-lies-and-statistics)

(3) "Lies, Damn Lies, And Statistics: The Manipulation Of Public Opinion In America" by Michael A. Wheeler (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51292.Lies_Damn_Lies_And_Statistics)

(4) "A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking with Statistics and the Scientific Method" by Daniel J. Levitin (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49646772-a-field-guide-to-lies)

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