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Re:Show HN: Govbase – Follow a bill from source text to news... by oceanplexian on Monday March 02, 2026 @03:02PM (#47223313)
Why does Forbes post intentionally misleading charts?

The one for Bluesky goes from 9M DAU -> 3.5M DAU

The one for X goes from 149M DAU -> 128M DAU

Yet, the Y axis of both charts are wildly out of proportion to make it look like they are equivalent, which is also implied by the headline but clearly not true.

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Re:Show HN: Govbase – Follow a bill from source text to news... by MarkusQ on Monday March 02, 2026 @03:47PM (#47223823)
Also, neither is zero based, making a 60% drop (bluesky) and a 15% drop (x) look comparable.
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