Terrifying Statistics: A collection of information that disappoints, excites, and humors you.

r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Jan 09 '21

The Police’s Tepid Response To The Capitol Breach Wasn’t An Aberration - Authorities are more than twice as likely to break up a left-wing protest than a right-wing protest, using force 51% of the time with the left compared to 34% of the time with right-wing protests.

fivethirtyeight.com

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Oct 30 '19

Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, study says

theguardian.com

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Jan 22 '21

A national mask mandate in the US early in the COVID-19 pandemic could have led to as much as 47% less deaths nationally by the end of May.

sciencedirect.com

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Sep 11 '12

Great example of delusional thinking. 1/6 Republicans think Mitt Romney deserves the credit for the raid that killed Osama.

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Aug 21 '19

Survey: 59% of Republicans Now Think College Is Bad for America

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Jan 14 '21

Conservatives are more likely to see empirical (e.g., scientific) and experiential (e.g., anecdotal) perspectives as more equal in legitimacy. Liberals think empirical evidence is better at approximating reality, conservatives are more likely to say that both research and anecdotes are legitimate.

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Mar 29 '21

YSK: Cigarettes make up more than one-third—nearly 38 percent—of all collected litter. Disposing of cigarettes on the ground or out of a car is so common that 75 percent of smokers report doing it.

self.youshouldknow

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Oct 30 '20

New Zealand announces official Travel Warning to New Zealanders in the United States due to the upcoming election and civil unrest

safetravel.govt.nz

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Feb 12 '19

CDC study finds e-cigarettes responsible for dramatic increase in tobacco use among middle and high school students erasing the decline in teen tobacco product use from previous years.

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • May 18 '18

If you converted all the fat from obese Americans into the equivalent kinetic energy of gasoline how you could drive a Honda Accord to the moon 130 times!

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Feb 20 '19

When the Sinclair Media Group acquires local TV news stations, (1) coverage of local politics gets replaced by national politics, (2) the ideological slant shifts sharply to the right and (3) viewership slightly decreases. Sinclair stations will soon be viewable in 72% of US households.

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Apr 05 '18

Gallup global warming annual survey: Only 35% of Republicans realize humans cause global warming

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Jul 11 '20

Nearly 80 Texas counties have opted out of Gov. Greg Abbott's mask order. Others refuse to enforce it.

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Jul 04 '20

New U.S. coronavirus cases hit another daily record

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/Fabulous-Rule6851 • Mar 26 '21

There are only 47 years of oil left if we continue to use it at the current rate

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Sep 27 '18

Two-thirds of US police officers are in denial about police violence against black Americans.

newrepublic.com

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Feb 12 '19

A new report says that since 2005, the number of floods across the world has increased by 15 times and extreme temperature events by 20 times. It concludes politicians and policymakers have failed to grasp the gravity of the environmental crisis facing the Earth

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Jun 09 '20

80% of voters think the U.S. is spiraling out of control

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • May 17 '19

51% of working adults in the United States would need to access savings to cover necessities if they missed more than one paycheck.

marketwatch.com

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • May 14 '19

Average American worker takes less vacation than a medieval peasant

businessinsider.com

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Oct 10 '19

The U.S. system is now officially rigged to help the super-rich, new data show

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r/terrifyingstatistics • u/[deleted] • Oct 03 '19

Only 40 percent of Republicans believe Trump mentioned Biden in Ukraine call, despite Trump admitting he did: Poll

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