Patently untrue statistics that pass unchallenged in the media

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Heard on Radio 4 this afternoon: a very posh woman claiming that 50% of children starting school have never held a knife and fork!

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

This just in: 100% of very posh women who show up on Radio 4 talk out of their asses. Also, they are complete and utter sailor slags.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Ann Coulter to thread...

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 19 April 2004 14:36 (twenty-two years ago)

sailor slags!!!!!

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

the sluttiest Sailor Moon character EVAR

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

U.S. Sanctions Killed 500,000 Iraqi Children

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

that pass unchallenged is the operative part of the deal, gabbneb.

― Huckelborace (Horace Mann), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:47 (twenty-two years ago)

so is "in the media" - the report notes the figure cited in New York Times and on CBS News, but notes challenges to the figure only in academic journals

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:51 (twenty-two years ago)

45%!!!

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I suppose that the utensil statistic is more patent than mine

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:57 (twenty-two years ago)

There's this Wired piece about Onion stories being picked up by the real media. Apparently, MSNBC passed along the Onion statistic that over half of all exercise in the US happens on TV.

― the krza (krza), Monday, 19 April 2004 16:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Or <x ref="http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,63048-2,00.html?tw=wn_story_page_next1">this</x> Wired piece, even.

― the krza (krza), Monday, 19 April 2004 16:09 (twenty-two years ago)

ok, no more pretending i know html tags.

― the krza (krza), Monday, 19 April 2004 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

It's "a href" not "x ref" and "/a" not "/x." (I hope that shows up.) But you're close.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 19 April 2004 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

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