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2023-06-02 16:06:37 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

This graph is misleading due to the y-axis starting at 9,800,000 rather than at zero. The graph with a full scale y-axis shows a much less drastic change between years as seen here: https://twitter.com/umichvoter/status/1664631189070655494?s=46&t=1Ibis2RAX6fIrAMkm8Hvrg

Written by F41260AC9C927E2C6DE68DF009B9B751074DE002CB7E8E84468C79FFA27BBF33
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• classification - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
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• summary
• This graph is misleading due to the y-axis starting at 9,800,000 rather than at zero. The graph with a full scale y-axis shows a much less drastic change between years as seen here: https://twitter.com/umichvoter/status/1664631189070655494?s=46&t=1Ibis2RAX6fIrAMkm8Hvrg