The quote above is often attributed to Mark Twain, but he was actually quoting Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, who said it in 1892, to a reporter of the Manchester Guardian.

Both men were right.

You can cherry-pick the data to "prove" anything. Data manipulation has been used for years to support the desired narratives of those who want to control perceptions. Here are the questions we should be asking.

LINK: https://www.theorganicprepper.com/how-data-manipulation-is-used-to-support-the-desired-narratives/

Do you have some examples of data manipulation you’ve seen over the past few years? Do you believe it’s done to add gravity to a handy narrative? Does it make you more likely to discount headlines and statistics?

Share your thoughts about data manipulation in the comments.

Daisy