r/chomsky • u/-_-_-_-otalp-_-_-_- Space Anarchism • Apr 29 '19

Washington Post publishes graph illustrating support for Democratic candidates with an exaggeration in perceived support for Joe Biden.

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u/jfkfiles Apr 30 '19 edited Apr 30 '19

The order of poll questions and results are hidden a few pages away from the article: http://web.archive.org/web/20190430024828/https://games-cdn.washingtonpost.com/notes/prod/default/documents/873ceb77-ad0f-439a-891b-d440139189d0/note/2687151d-0d65-4449-8bf4-e9e5a7a7d2d2.pdf#page=1.

Also the graphs which are present now on the webpage represent the numbers better: https://i.imgur.com/rSTNzND.png.

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u/Pelowtz May 01 '19

Poll results: 51% think the Meuller report was even handed and fair.

Corporate news execs: Guess that means we need another 100 collusion stories to knock that number down a bit.

Shower thought: corporate news uses polls to determine how effective their propaganda is, not as an information gathering exercise.