Departing from conventions on designing and reading graphs can cause your graphs to mislead. One convention is that values increase from left to right. If you must depart from this convention ...

The graphs in Figure 2 were discussed in Bill Clinton’s Speech in Misleading Graphs as examples of misleading bar graphs without a zero baseline. Another problem with these figures is that the ...

While the graph itself is accurate, the way it is presented is misleading. Shared on Facebook and Instagram, posts include a bar graph showing “murder of blacks and whites in the US, 2013 ...

In short, it’s possible to draw almost any conclusion you want from the data if you mess with the bin sizes enough. That doesn’t mean that all bar graphs are equally valid, however.

Next time you encounter a graph, don’t take it at face value. Examine the variables, scrutinize the labels, check the sources, and understand the message – all before you click 'share'.

The Times received much ridicule online for the chart. Campaign group Best for Britain called it ‘the world’s most misleading graph in Today’s Times’, while author and scriptwriter John O’Farrell ...

Purdue withdrew the chart from the promotional materials, but the log scale chart remains in OxyContin's official labeling -- you can see it on page 6 of this document. Purdue opposes the case.

The Times has been slammed for a ‘shockingly misleading’ bar chart, which looked at just how popular Boris Johnson is with Conservative voters. The bar chart is entitled: “What do Tory voters think? Q ...