Locate three news stories in which someone quotes statistics

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Identify possible misrepresented statistics

Politicians, businesspeople, and others love to quote statistics to support their viewpoints. Locate three news stories in which someone quotes statistics to support a particular case.

Then find an unbiased source that either confirms or refutes those statistics. Write a memo to your instructor discussing your findings. Include a copy of both the original news articles and your supporting statistics.

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