World News Lies, Damned Lies, and One Very Misleading Statistic LONDON — There are three kinds of lies, goes the old saying popularized by Mark Twain: “lies, damned lies, and statistics.” That’s been ...

Inflation compounds and it has risen by about 19% over the last three years. In summer 2022, inflation peaked at about a 9% increase compared with one year earlier. But since June 2023, year-over-year ...

Jaguar sales dropped over 97 percent in Europe after production was halted. Despite the sharp decline, this outcome was planned as part of the company’s rebrand. Insights from Jaguar’s latest investor ...

Most people believe numbers, graphs, and statistics don’t lie, but one viral graph sent social media users into a frenzy over its misleading comparisons of pop stars. The viral graph compared the ...

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks with reporters as he walks to a vote on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023 in Washington. WLRN has partnered with PolitiFact to fact-check Florida politicians. The ...