On February 10, 2024, fastcompany.com said “No, EV sales aren’t plummeting. They’re actually poised to grow in 2024.” When, in fact, in the 1st Quarter of 2024, GM’s Electric Vehicle Sales plummeted by 21.78%, year-over-year, to 16,169
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9
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June 28, 2024
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From April 2023 to February 2024, drug overdose deaths in Ohio decreased by 39.2%, from 436 to 265. Harmreductionohio.org said it was because "the El Chapo cartel family ended fentanyl production"
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19
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June 18, 2024
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From 2021 to 2024, Americans who did not trust the government much or at all increased by 58%, from 40% to 63%. Ourpublicservice.org's Peter Mursurlian omitted the percentage, and called it a "nuanced finding"
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24
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June 16, 2024
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From 2018 to 2020, the 3.3% average annual decrease in veteran suicide deaths in the United States was 725% greater, or more than eight times greater than their .4% average annual decrease from 2008 to 2020
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17
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June 13, 2024
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From 2022 to 2023, the increasing health of the ether broke the back of technology-driven suicide simultaneously in the Netherlands and Vermont, and then did so again in England from 2023 to 2024
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24
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June 11, 2024
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In April 2024, the $1,819,020 in losses at Detroit's MotorCity and MGM casino was 1,097% greater than the $151,980 in winnings at Detroit's Hollywood Casino. Michigan.gov said “The casinos’ monthly gaming revenue results were mixed"
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52
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May 15, 2024
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The queen triggerfish winked into existence in the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina in 2006, off North Carolina in 2011, off Florida in 2012, and off Georgia in 2024
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27
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June 7, 2024
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From April to May 2022, the 9.7% increase in size of the West Virginia state record blue catfish was 48,400% greater than its .02% average monthly increase in size from May 2016 to April 2022
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16
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June 7, 2024
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In March 2023, Maryland Matters' Ashley Murray said "as opioid overdose deaths keep rising, report urges lawmakers to develop new approaches". When, in fact, fatal overdoses in Maryland decreased by 11.4% from June 2021 to June 2022
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99
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May 2, 2023
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On May 9, 2024, cleantechnica.com’s David Wentworth questioned “Are Tesla Sales Slowing Down Under?” When, in fact, Tesla sales in Australia decreased by 65.5% from March 2024 to April 2024, from 6,017 to 2,077
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22
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June 6, 2024
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From December 2023 to January 2024, the sales of Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD decreased by 41%. Technode.com's Jill Shen called it "a brief loss of momentum"
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81
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February 8, 2024
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From the 1st Quarter of 2023 to the 1st Quarter of 2024, McDonald's earnings per share decreased for four straight quarters, by 79%, from $13 to $2.72. Reuters said it was because "low-income consumers remain hesitant about eating out."
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18
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June 5, 2024
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From April 2020 to October 2023, Americans with no confidence in scientists increased by 125%, from 12% to 27%. But, then, that's what weaponizing a Chinese bat virus at U.S. taxpayer expense will do to one's reputation
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17
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June 4, 2024
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In February 2024, Volvo's electric vehicle sales decreased by 66% year-over-year. Appraisalengine.com said it was because "electric car sales faced a significant slump”, or had decreased because they had decreased
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69
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March 9, 2024
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From 2019 to 2020 the 20.7% increase in Uganda’s coffee yield was 51% greater than its increase from '18 to '19, 106% greater than from '17 to '18, 196% greater than its 7% increase from '14 to '15, and 430% greater than its 3.9% increase from '13 to '14
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69
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May 8, 2023
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From 2022 to 2023, the 7.5% decrease in alcohol consumption in the United States was 4,100% greater than its .3% average annual decrease from 1978 to 2023
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25
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May 24, 2024
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In January 2024, smartphone sales in the United States decreased by 10%, year-over-year. Counterpoint Research said it was because of "delayed upgrades". The National News psychotically described it as "2024 smartphone market rebound"
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55
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February 21, 2024
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In the 1st Quarter of 2024, the 17.9% year-over-year decrease in Battery Electric Vehicles’ share of the new vehicle market in the United States was 1,689% greater than the 1% decrease in the new vehicle market as a whole
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22
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May 22, 2024
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In May 2024, medicalbuyer.co.in said that the 55% year-over-year decrease in wearable technology sales at Zepp Health Corporation in the 1st Quarter of 2024 was due to a decrease in wearable technology sales
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28
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May 22, 2024
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The head of the Hawaii Health Department's immunization branch, Ron Balajadia, said his department "didn't understand why" vaccine exemptions in Hawaii increased by 88% from 2022 to 2023, but that he was planning a big summit to figure it out
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26
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May 20, 2024
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In the 1st Quarter of 2024, Starbucks same-store sales in China decreased by 11%, year-over-year. CNBC’s Amelia Lucas described it as “plunged”, which is a thinly-veiled reference to the fallen Lord Lucifer
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24
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May 21, 2024
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In the 1st Quarter of 2024, homicides in Columbus, Ohio, decreased by 51%, year-over-year. Criminology Professor Mary Reiter said that it was "not surprising", and that it was a “no brainer” that crime was “kind of going back to normal"
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31
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May 21, 2024
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From February 11, 2019 to January 16, 2024, the 4.17-degree average margin in ten randomly-selected low temperature records was 67.5% greater than the 2.49-degree average margin in ten randomly-selected high temperature records
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41
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May 14, 2024
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From February 11, 2019 to January 16, 2024, the average decrease of 4.09 degrees in twenty low temperature records was 35.6% greater than the average increase of 2.95 degrees in twenty high temperature records
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35
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May 15, 2024
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In June 2022, fooddive.com said "Organic food sales growth slowed in 2021”. When, in fact, the 7.3% increase in organic food sales in the United States from 2021 to 2022 was 265% greater than its 2% increase from 2020 to 2021
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30
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May 14, 2024
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From November 2022 to August 2023, wheat futures decreased by 26.3%, from 850 to 626.75. Tastylive.com described it as a "bearish technical picture", and said that it had happened because World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates "crossed the wires"
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May 11, 2024
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From 2022 to 2023, overdose deaths in Allen County, Indiana decreased by 22%, from 154 to 120. The Fort Wayne police said it was because of “their Hope and Recovery Team, a collaboration with community organizations to get people into treatment.”
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43
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May 10, 2024
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Why did the USGS change the origin of the bighead carp in Florida from "released bait" in 1989 to "hitchhiker with stocked fish" in 1994 to "escaped captivity aquaculture" in 2017?
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May 7, 2024
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In 1980, the USGS put the false origin story of the bighead carp in Colorado in place so that, if and when the species winks into existence there, there will be a plausible-deniability account in place to rebut it
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May 7, 2024
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From 1986 to 2024, 90% of the 49 examples of the bighead carp in Arkansas do not contain an example of the bighead carp, 96% do not contain a specific weight, and 100% are not supported by media documentation
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May 7, 2024
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