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Tweet of the moment (Original Post) Bleacher Creature Apr 2020 OP
K&R n/t Kitchari Apr 2020 #1
Oh, that's good. LisaM Apr 2020 #2
There is a game based on this. StClone Apr 2020 #33
Awesome, but you know Trump would retweet that in a heartbeat. tanyev Apr 2020 #3
He is that stupid. Hermit-The-Prog Apr 2020 #13
From WhiteHouse.gov, huh? Seems they're even trying to mislead with this graph as... brush Apr 2020 #4
Whitehouse.gov AND faux snooze. niyad Apr 2020 #20
Pretty sure it's a satirical bar graph. tclambert Apr 2020 #31
It's from the WH. brush Apr 2020 #32
The White House is s "source." soldierant Apr 2020 #34
as a person who creates a lot of charts, that made me laugh out loud Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #5
Kicking and bookmarking! smirkymonkey Apr 2020 #6
K&R betsuni Apr 2020 #7
Sad thing about these graphs is that by the time you post them cayugafalls Apr 2020 #8
Clever, But... ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #9
Retweeted! TY, BC! Cha Apr 2020 #10
Edward Tufte is not amused ... but I am. CaptainTruth Apr 2020 #11
Makes perfect sense... 2naSalit Apr 2020 #12
(4) soldiers killed by Trump's negligence in Niger. keithbvadu2 Apr 2020 #14
This is your brain on FOX. crickets Apr 2020 #15
+1 2naSalit Apr 2020 #17
Yep. warmfeet Apr 2020 #27
Brilliant. To the point. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #16
Posted for truth, from the replies: Grokenstein Apr 2020 #18
Please, someone, tweet this to Trump so the moron will send it around!❤ Karadeniz Apr 2020 #19
MAGAts see the bars, not the numbers Martin Eden Apr 2020 #21
Yep, good graphic. That about sums it up. calimary Apr 2020 #22
Gives whole new meaning to upside down truth ... literally! MFGsunny Apr 2020 #23
kick...n/t Upthevibe Apr 2020 #24
My glasses must have switched parties. CaptYossarian Apr 2020 #25
Is this just meant as a joke graph? What is the y-axis? Cassidy Apr 2020 #26
yet God is a republican athenasatanjesus Apr 2020 #28
Trump: Biggest LOSER in the history of civilization. rickyhall Apr 2020 #29
Anybody else remember when "whitehouse.com" was a porn site? erronis Apr 2020 #30

LisaM

(27,762 posts)
2. Oh, that's good.
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 09:23 PM
Apr 2020

I have often wanted to challenge someone how four deaths at Benghazi balanced out with those at the World Trade Center.

tanyev

(42,363 posts)
3. Awesome, but you know Trump would retweet that in a heartbeat.
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 09:32 PM
Apr 2020

“Just look at this beautiful perfect graph!”

brush

(53,477 posts)
4. From WhiteHouse.gov, huh? Seems they're even trying to mislead with this graph as...
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 09:32 PM
Apr 2020

normally on bar graphs like this the lesser amounts are the shortest bars. At first glance the blue bars of the Obama administration seem to indicate the most deaths by far.

God!

tclambert

(11,080 posts)
31. Pretty sure it's a satirical bar graph.
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 03:20 PM
Apr 2020

Dangerous, though, as a lot of people don't get math jokes.

The height of the bars might indicate the intensity of fake outrage amongst Republicans.

soldierant

(6,648 posts)
34. The White House is s "source."
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 06:50 PM
Apr 2020

That means the numbers are from the White House. It doesn't mean the graph is.

I'm in agreement that it's a satirical graph, possibly even designed to tempt *Trump to retweet widely. Some people will get it.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
6. Kicking and bookmarking!
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 09:36 PM
Apr 2020

That is classic. It's amazing how republicans can justify their failures and amplify ours.

cayugafalls

(5,631 posts)
8. Sad thing about these graphs is that by the time you post them
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 09:39 PM
Apr 2020

the number of deaths has risen by thousands....

ProfessorGAC

(64,427 posts)
9. Clever, But...
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 09:41 PM
Apr 2020

...the haters will immediately yell "Swine Flu".
Never mind that it killed around 950 per month, and this is killing 1,000-2,000 per day.
I could not find a reference for the single highest death day for H1N1 2009-2010.
But since 12,480 died in 13 months, it's most unlikely there was a week that accounted for the 9,000 deaths from CV19 this week.
Kind of tangential. I did enjoy this fun chart. Just couldn't resist chiming in.

keithbvadu2

(36,371 posts)
14. (4) soldiers killed by Trump's negligence in Niger.
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 09:56 PM
Apr 2020

(4) soldiers killed by Trump's negligence in Niger.

Surely that would be as tall as Benghazi.

Martin Eden

(12,805 posts)
21. MAGAts see the bars, not the numbers
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 08:27 AM
Apr 2020

Through the lens of their own ignorance with the help of media complicity.

MFGsunny

(2,356 posts)
23. Gives whole new meaning to upside down truth ... literally!
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 11:29 AM
Apr 2020

What a maroon current WH and Faux.



And now, yes, picture worth 1,000,000 lies.

To think that this graph was actually executed this way ON PURPOSE and thereby meant to deceive any sentient being, even to the point of trying to miniaturize the Trump number (off scale of course). Orwell's wet dream, this MF45 et cabal!

Cassidy

(200 posts)
26. Is this just meant as a joke graph? What is the y-axis?
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 11:50 AM
Apr 2020

It would be really useful if it were based on the number of mentions, hours of congressional investigation, or some other real quantity.

erronis

(14,955 posts)
30. Anybody else remember when "whitehouse.com" was a porn site?
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 02:44 PM
Apr 2020

I'm sure it was put up by (r)epuglicon operatives during the first Clinton era.

Now, the peeResident of the US4Sale has made the WH into a real .com.

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