FM–001 / Worked exampleHTML
Read the chart.
Then read around it.
A fictional transit chart demonstrates the gap between what numbers show and what a headline implies.
Open the chart lessonA suspiciously beneficial enterprise
Your independent thinking is of great interest to us.
Our agenda is simple: help you investigate claims, trace sources, and notice when a graph is doing something weird.
Free educational resources. No account required.
Your unquestioning loyalty is neither requested nor useful.
Corporate directive № 001
Please distrust responsibly.
Including us. Obviously.01 / Orientation · The method
Thinking for yourself.
Now with a procedure.
Not a list of people to trust. A repeatable way to check what a claim actually supports.
Pause.
Identify the exact claim. Notice the reaction it invites before you share it.
Urgency is not evidence.
Trace.
Find the original report, dataset, or recording. Restore the context a repost may have left behind.
A screenshot is not a pedigree.
Check.
Examine the evidence, comparisons, and uncertainty. Does the conclusion go further than the facts?
Confidence is not a citation.
Then map the incentives. Who benefits? Useful context—not automatic proof of dishonesty.
Calibrate your conclusion. Say what the evidence supports. Updating your view is permitted under company policy.
02 / Field manuals · Learning resources
Your first assignments.
Entirely optional.
No entrance exam. No loyalty oath. Start with one chart and a few better questions.
Read the chart.
FM–002 / Desk referencePrint-ready
Before you
share that chart.
Nine questions about sources, scales, comparisons, and uncertainty. Suitable for desks and inconvenient moments.
Open the printable checklistPreview resources. More lessons and videos are planned, not yet available. Even our ominous expansion has limits.
03 / Accountability is not classified
Do not trust us
because of the suit.
The corporate theater is a joke. The obligation to explain our reasoning is not.
Inspect our method, question our examples, and check our limitations. Sources, funding, and corrections belong in the open—not behind the brand.
Investigate Suscorp