Viz lies and how to spot them

Published on: Apr 06, 2017

Viz lies and how to spot them

In the early days of infographics, you could forgive the odd questionably visualised chart. It was new territory after all. However as the years have gone by it's become increasingly difficult to know for sure what is a genuine viz mistake and what is deliberately communicating bias or misinformation.

Nathan Yau of Flowingdata takes a look at what to keep an eye out for in order not to be misled. A humorous article with a serious undertone in our current climate of 'fake news' and easy sharing of information.

Read the full article here.