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Lies, damned lies, and statistics

phrase describing the use of numbers to bolster weak arguments
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Lies, damned lies, and statistics

Summary

Lies, damned lies, and statistics is a saying[1]. It draws 357 Wikipedia views per month (saying category, ranking #11 of 39).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lies, damned lies, and statistics's instance of is recorded as saying[3].
  • Lies, damned lies, and statistics's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01s0xw[4].
  • Lies, damned lies, and statistics's main subject is recorded as statistics[5].

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Designation and Status

Lies, damned lies, and statistics's instance of is recorded as saying[3].

Why It Matters

Lies, damned lies, and statistics draws 357 Wikipedia views per month (saying category, ranking #11 of 39).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Lies, damned lies, and statistics. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lies-damned-lies-and-statistics
MLA “Lies, damned lies, and statistics.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/lies-damned-lies-and-statistics.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lies-damned-lies-and-statistics_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Lies, damned lies, and statistics}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lies-damned-lies-and-statistics}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Lies, damned lies, and statistics — https://4ort.xyz/entity/lies-damned-lies-and-statistics (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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