Why Do Dubious Stats Repeatedly Get Used In The Media?
232 views · Published 20 March 2015 · 7:20 · Indexed 17 October 2026
Channel: GBH News · 2015 · News & Politics
The WaPo's Glenn Kessler finds another statistic widely cited by the media that doesn't hold up to scrutiny. Why do dubious stats get used so widely by journalists?
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