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false statistics

[/fɔːls stəˈtɪstɪks/]
noun
estatísticas falsas
1. Inaccurate or deliberately misleading numerical data or information presented as factual
The report contained false statistics about unemployment rates.
O relatório continha estatísticas falsas sobre as taxas de desemprego.
2. Data that has been manipulated, fabricated, or misrepresented to support a particular argument or narrative
The company was accused of publishing false statistics to inflate their market share.
A empresa foi acusada de publicar estatísticas falsas para inflar sua participação no mercado.
NYC Slang
cooking the books; fudged numbers
Synonyms
misleading statisticsfabricated datamanipulated figuresinaccurate numbersdistorted statistics
Antonyms
accurate statisticstrue statisticsverified dataauthentic figuresfactual information

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
estatísticas falsas
Standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
estatísticas fake
Increasingly used in informal contexts with English borrowing
São Paulo
dados manipulados
Alternative phrasing emphasizing manipulation rather than falsity
Portugal
estatísticas falsas
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

lies, damned lies, and statistics
statistical manipulation
number crunching gone wrong
creative accounting
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