Fake Pew Research
The people behind @FakeAPStylebook have launched the statistical counterpart to their spoof of the journalist’s bible: @FakePewResearch. The first few tweets:
- “38% of HIGHLIGHTS subscribers are not allowed within 1000 feet of an elementary school.”
- “78% of you are reading this right now.”
- “7% of people buried in cemeteries cited ‘dwindling air supply’ as their primary concern.”
Actual research: Speaking of faking it, Pew reported in August that 13 percent of people have faked talking on the phone in order to avoid dealing with someone. || Related: @FakeAPStylebook’s ‘Write More Good’ honors, mocks journalism | Ebert: Authors of @FakeAPStylebook book did more than cut and paste their tweets
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