Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-07-08 10:17:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7FBA5D4D590430C83C9EC8FDCD5736E337E8339A9B24D3796EC8D71BF2EE4835
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• This is a map showing 2016 presidential election results by congressional district, not of gun statistics. • The gun-related statistics are incorrect. • Much of the red area is unpopulated. https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-97-percent-of-guns-not-in-areas-of-us-that-account-for-3-percent-of-gun-violence.html https://www.fastcompany.com/90572489/u-s-election-maps-are-wildly-misleading-so-this-designer-fixed-them https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/03/recent-polarization-republican-counties-visualized/
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