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| 1. reporters often lose their jobs over fact-checking errors |
-8.66 to -0 Civil Rights (mean -3.6017)
-7.22 to -0 Political Freedom (mean -2.8530)
-0.39 to +0.2 Death Rate (mean -0.0040)
+0 to +0.44 Compassion (mean +0.0033)
-33 to +35.64 Eco-Friendliness (mean -5.2771)
+0 to +10.25 Social Conservatism (mean +3.4507)
-24.75 to -0 Nudity (mean -2.1654)
+0 to +223.18 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +51.3742)
+0 to +160.06 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +73.1372)
+0 to +179.52 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +76.8025)
+0 to +433.55 Industry: Information Technology (mean +130.7296)
+0 to +90.29 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +23.5483)
-51.27 to +264.91 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +70.1520)
-166.41 to +180.47 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +37.2619)
+0 to +171.14 Sector: Agriculture (mean +65.9961)
+0 to +235.64 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +38.0611)
+0 to +201.83 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +66.6907)
+0 to +151.73 Industry: Mining (mean +58.0894)
+0 to +139.07 Industry: Insurance (mean +52.5484)
+0 to +153.75 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +68.1682)
-58.23 to +178.88 Industry: Retail (mean +40.2872)
-1412.27 to -0 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -686.7654)
-200.44 to +259.39 Industry: Gambling (mean +10.3358)
-80.61 to +423.36 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +165.1408)
-0.07 to +0.23 Government Size (mean +0.0012)
-40.95 to +226.52 Welfare (mean -5.3521)
-76.79 to +243.64 Public Healthcare (mean -10.0053)
-90.21 to +24.75 Law Enforcement (mean -17.9254)
-70.39 to +16.83 Business Subsidization (mean -15.5777)
+0 to +0.32 Niceness (mean +0.0024)
-20.61 to +0.13 Rudeness (mean -2.2060)
-3.35 to +0.11 Intelligence (mean -0.8701)
-0.14 to +6.77 Ignorance (mean +0.3858)
-1 to -0 Weather (mean -0.9699)
-0.14 to +0.3 Compliance (mean +0.0154)
-4.21 to +0.63 Safety (mean -0.5629)
-0.07 to +0.74 Lifespan (mean +0.0074)
-6.63 to +3.51 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.1319)
-64.42 to +5.94 Defense Forces (mean -17.7471)
-0.19 to +7.65 Pacifism (mean +0.7254)
-1.19 to +0.63 Taxation (mean -0.2920)
-1.53 to +1.56 Freedom From Taxation (mean +0.6522)
-0.09 to +3.33 Corruption (mean +0.8458)
-1.97 to +0.06 Integrity (mean -0.2561)
+0 to +386.52 Authoritarianism (mean +88.6080)
-0.38 to +1.83 Employment (mean +0.1200)
-27.87 to +19.8 Public Transport (mean -5.4476)
-29.86 to +54.06 Tourism (mean +2.1667)
-0.29 to +0.03 Weaponization (mean -0.0081)
-57.94 to -0 Recreational Drug Use (mean -3.1077)
-0.08 to +0.06 Obesity (mean -0.0011)
-2.08 to -0 Environmental Beauty (mean -0.7687)
-4.5 to +6.25 Charmlessness (mean +0.0993)
-3.51 to +6.63 Averageness (mean -0.1319)
+0 to +0.37 Human Development Index (mean +0.0803)
-17.32 to -0 Primitiveness (mean -1.4109)
+0 to +24.47 Scientific Advancement (mean +2.3383)
-373.05 to +1159.25 Average Income (mean +435.3980)
-224.83 to +746.81 Average Income of Poor (mean +210.7453)
-581 to +7548 Average Income of Rich (mean +986.1805)
-64.84 to +52.48 Public Education (mean -16.7071)
-0.55 to +0.17 Crime (mean -0.0080)
-21.08 to +19.8 Foreign Aid (mean -1.2320)
-389.13 to +1257.99 Average Disposable Income (mean +535.7350)
+0 to +0.47 Patriotism (mean +0.0717)
+0 to +0.54 Food Quality (mean +0.1365)
sometimes removes notability: absence of drug laws
sometimes adds notability: barren, inhospitable landscape
sometimes removes notability: hatred of cheese
sometimes removes notability: punitive income tax rates
sometimes adds notability: restrictive gun laws
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2023-01-11
2024-11-02
2024-02-21
2023-04-09
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| 2. truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news |
+0 to +2.92 Civil Rights (mean +0.4844)
+0 to +14.66 Political Freedom (mean +1.3460)
-1.87 to +0.76 Death Rate (mean -0.0010)
-27.76 to +33.08 Eco-Friendliness (mean +4.2007)
-2.92 to -0 Social Conservatism (mean -0.5438)
+0 to +6.75 Nudity (mean +0.4568)
-158.14 to -0 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -51.6115)
-192.87 to -0 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -68.4849)
-210.45 to +31.12 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -79.3218)
-365.06 to -0 Industry: Information Technology (mean -134.4516)
-231.97 to -0 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -48.9947)
-259.5 to +7.44 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -57.3326)
-237.06 to +136.3 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -56.6572)
-200.16 to +39.23 Sector: Agriculture (mean -59.5435)
-428.25 to -0 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -59.4111)
-189.89 to -0 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -57.6085)
-182.94 to +12.1 Industry: Mining (mean -56.1301)
-211.24 to -0 Industry: Insurance (mean -51.0561)
-163.05 to -0 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -63.4517)
-182.94 to +87.65 Industry: Retail (mean -54.8707)
+0 to +1641.52 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +680.1182)
-422.68 to +348.46 Industry: Gambling (mean -7.5414)
-455.31 to -0 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -187.3046)
+0 to +0.07 Government Size (mean +0.0004)
-34.79 to +67.58 Welfare (mean +7.6833)
-26.2 to +46.46 Public Healthcare (mean +8.7980)
-12.9 to +74.53 Law Enforcement (mean +8.0078)
-32.05 to +117.03 Business Subsidization (mean +11.2442)
-0.05 to +29.16 Rudeness (mean +1.2760)
-0.47 to +3.02 Intelligence (mean +0.2313)
-2.89 to +0.63 Ignorance (mean -0.1096)
+0 to +1 Weather (mean +0.9881)
-0.08 to +0.83 Compliance (mean +0.0291)
-0.39 to +4.51 Safety (mean +0.3511)
-0.09 to +0.14 Lifespan (mean +0.0011)
-3.81 to +2.5 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.2015)
-7.82 to +98.66 Defense Forces (mean +12.4400)
-2.12 to +0.57 Pacifism (mean -0.0592)
-0.19 to +1.56 Taxation (mean +0.2689)
-1.69 to +0.54 Freedom From Taxation (mean -0.6827)
-8.21 to +1.12 Corruption (mean -0.3585)
-0.73 to +1.85 Integrity (mean +0.0779)
-750.08 to -0 Authoritarianism (mean -21.1931)
-0.38 to +0.03 Employment (mean -0.0449)
-8.99 to +29.57 Public Transport (mean +4.4799)
-21.94 to +43.77 Tourism (mean -0.6460)
-0.1 to +0.15 Weaponization (mean -0.0017)
+0 to +17.59 Recreational Drug Use (mean +0.7704)
-0.09 to +0.06 Obesity (mean -0.0065)
+0 to +2.08 Environmental Beauty (mean +0.7641)
-3.63 to +3.58 Charmlessness (mean +0.0516)
-2.5 to +3.81 Averageness (mean -0.2015)
-0.38 to -0 Human Development Index (mean -0.0867)
-0.46 to +24.14 Primitiveness (mean +1.6263)
-11.58 to -0 Scientific Advancement (mean -2.2126)
-1266.48 to +441.26 Average Income (mean -459.9167)
-665.86 to +399.31 Average Income of Poor (mean -189.0104)
-7342 to +483 Average Income of Rich (mean -1343.0655)
-50.04 to +87.29 Public Education (mean +13.6508)
-0.66 to +0.05 Crime (mean -0.0208)
-3.03 to +21.12 Foreign Aid (mean +1.4786)
-1621.77 to +256.88 Average Disposable Income (mean -543.9561)
-0.2 to -0 Patriotism (mean -0.0111)
-0.53 to +0.01 Food Quality (mean -0.1055)
sometimes adds notability: absence of drug laws
sometimes removes notability: barren, inhospitable landscape
sometimes adds notability: hatred of cheese
may add or remove notability: punitive income tax rates
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2024-06-03
2023-09-30
2023-03-14
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| 3. all news sources are under strict government control |
-13.56 to -3.17 Civil Rights (mean -6.5978)
-4.45 to +2.45 Economy (mean -0.3342)
-17 to -0 Political Freedom (mean -6.3220)
-54.19 to -0.01 Wealth Gaps (mean -6.5715)
-13.3 to +0.4 Death Rate (mean -1.2358)
-47.12 to -0 Eco-Friendliness (mean -9.8831)
+4.25 to +10.2 Social Conservatism (mean +5.6725)
-24.75 to -1 Nudity (mean -4.3273)
-172.37 to +174.6 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +51.2300)
-60.37 to +173.62 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +62.7447)
-186.8 to +197.91 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +70.0275)
+0.15 to +273.54 Industry: Information Technology (mean +137.3331)
-297.56 to +121.43 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +21.0251)
-515.45 to +243.57 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +40.7505)
-167.41 to +174.46 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +31.9605)
-131.2 to +180.85 Sector: Agriculture (mean +48.5680)
-6.68 to +350.28 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +80.7653)
-222.62 to +170.25 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +68.5504)
-82.43 to +172.6 Industry: Mining (mean +56.3856)
-244.65 to +186.05 Industry: Insurance (mean +48.9685)
-162.54 to +144.67 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +69.2976)
-230.48 to +163.65 Industry: Retail (mean +51.4607)
-224.36 to +301.85 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +112.4184)
-136.83 to +419.62 Industry: Gambling (mean +44.9393)
-163.17 to +438.16 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +153.0393)
+0 to +0.27 Government Size (mean +0.1242)
-125.11 to -0 Welfare (mean -17.4200)
-77.33 to +5.41 Public Healthcare (mean -22.0313)
-88.35 to +8.46 Law Enforcement (mean -29.0960)
-87.63 to +10.49 Business Subsidization (mean -29.4625)
+0.05 to +4.21 Income Equality (mean +0.6347)
-36.13 to +0.08 Rudeness (mean -8.8940)
-3.68 to -0 Intelligence (mean -1.2762)
+0 to +5.48 Ignorance (mean +1.4116)
-1 Weather
-0.23 to +0.94 Compliance (mean +0.1811)
-9.09 to +0.01 Safety (mean -1.8896)
-0.34 to +1.44 Lifespan (mean +0.2153)
-8.51 to +5.46 Ideological Radicality (mean +1.5960)
-118.75 to +9.48 Defense Forces (mean -43.0389)
-0.22 to +9.29 Pacifism (mean +0.8578)
-3.34 to -0.12 Economic Freedom (mean -1.6107)
-0.48 to +0.13 Taxation (mean -0.0964)
-0.93 to +1.55 Freedom From Taxation (mean -0.2562)
+1.14 to +12.52 Corruption (mean +5.6129)
-5.68 to -0 Integrity (mean -1.4418)
+47.7 to +1011.76 Authoritarianism (mean +269.6085)
-4.55 to +0.07 Employment (mean -0.6515)
-48.33 to +2.71 Public Transport (mean -12.3131)
-47.24 to +52.85 Tourism (mean -4.0618)
-0.26 to +0.03 Weaponization (mean -0.0285)
-26.43 to -0.64 Recreational Drug Use (mean -6.0005)
-0.3 to -0.01 Obesity (mean -0.0969)
-2.07 to -0 Environmental Beauty (mean -0.9064)
-5.09 to +6 Charmlessness (mean +0.9705)
-5.46 to +8.51 Averageness (mean -1.5960)
-0.63 to +1.3 Human Development Index (mean +0.1938)
-4.89 to +0.27 Primitiveness (mean -1.6787)
+0.25 to +10.77 Scientific Advancement (mean +2.8305)
-1422.38 to +2920.57 Average Income (mean +1383.6325)
-30.61 to +3220.41 Average Income of Poor (mean +1290.2342)
-50153 to +2740 Average Income of Rich (mean -7676.8545)
-93.03 to +8.35 Public Education (mean -27.2704)
-0.79 to +0.3 Crime (mean -0.0844)
-43.15 to -0 Foreign Aid (mean -3.9424)
-1159.25 to +2025.43 Average Disposable Income (mean +915.4598)
+0.06 to +16.01 Patriotism (mean +9.4176)
-1.69 to -0 Food Quality (mean -0.4476)
adds policy: State Press
sometimes removes notability: absence of drug laws
sometimes adds notability: barren, inhospitable landscape
sometimes removes notability: punitive income tax rates
sometimes adds notability: restrictive gun laws
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2023-09-07
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2024-05-23
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