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Schiavo: CNN’s Absurd, Misleading Graph

fakegraph.jpgMedia Matters says CNN.com published a misleading graph “that falsely conveyed the impression that Democrats far outnumber Republicans and Independents in thinking the Florida state court was right to order Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube removed.” The original graph, which is clearly absurd and skewed, is archived on the right.

After the MediaMatters post, CNN.com updated the graph.

> “It’s a textbook example and, I suspect, no accident,” Josh Marshall says.

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