by George | Jul 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
A polished headline can turn a narrow finding into a sweeping conclusion. To evaluate study claims, we need to leave the headline, find the original research, and ask what the evidence actually shows. News coverage can point us toward useful studies, but it can also...
by George | Jul 30, 2026 | Uncategorized, War Casualty Statistics
A health headline can claim that a treatment, food, or habit raises risk by 50 percent. When we search for relative risk health information, that number can sound like a warning meant for everyone. Often, it describes a much smaller change in actual risk. The missing...
by George | Jul 29, 2026 | Uncategorized, War Casualty Statistics
A number can be accurate and still mislead you. Cherry-picked statistics appear when news coverage highlights the figures that support a clear story while leaving out data that would change, limit, or complicate it. That doesn’t mean every short headline is...
by George | Jul 28, 2026 | Voting
A statistic can look precise and still hide the most important facts. A news story may report that “40% of voters support a policy,” but leave out who was surveyed, when the survey ran, and how many people answered. Finding original data sources means...
by George | Jul 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
A correction can be one sentence long and still change the meaning of an entire story. That’s why reading news corrections requires more than spotting the word “corrected” beneath a headline. We look for the exact claim that changed, the version that...
