The Trump administration always just assumes its audience won’t check the propaganda they post to boast about their “achievements.” But hey, not all of us dropped out of school to be a full time MAGA maniac. We can at least read a graph.
On Jan. 30, the White House posted a graph on its official X account celebrating an increase in U.S. steel production. The headline was confident, the colors were dramatic, and the message was clear. Our steel production is apparently surging. The problem is that the chart only works if you don’t read it.
