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Do you trust data found on .gov websites?

Do you trust data found on .gov websites?

  • I only trust it if a Democrat is in the WH

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • I only trust if it a republican is in the WH

    Votes: 0 0.0%

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Do you trust data found on .gov websites?

I hope this poll shows just how paranoid people are when it comes to the government.
 
Do you trust data found on .gov websites?

I hope this poll shows just how paranoid people are when it comes to the government.

There are certain things I don't trust. Like the unemployment numbers. I think they give a very accurate indication of whether the numbers are going up or down -- but I suspect the actual numbers themselves. There are other statistics I don't buy, particularly having to do with entitlement programs.

It makes no difference to me who's in the White House.
 
It depends on the government department and if the data given is consistent with data from other reliable sources.
 
i generally trust the accuracy of the figures, but i also pay close attention to the criteria used to generate the statistics.
 
They say the devil is in the details.
People always try to paint themselves in the best light,
Government officials are people also.
I don't think they would put outright incorrect data, but they might
selective exclude things not in their favor.
 
I generally trust them. The government generally is not motivated to lie about numbers like the private sector, the only times they do is when it adversely affects them, in which case someone else is usually compiling the data.
 
Generally, yes. At least if it's from some federal agency rather than, say, the White House itself. People often forget that there is a big difference between politics and government. Most of the people who compile our government data are civil servants, not politicians. They don't have any motive to do anything other than report the data as accurately as they can.
 
It depends on what the data is and the methods used and who controls the website. For instance, Congressional .gov sites are highly suspect if they are run by the party in the majority. Department websites tend to be a little more toward the center of the road; and the WH website is just about how peachy keen the President is.
 
It's always wise to take it with a bit of salt.
 
I think we can all agree that anything with gov in it is to be viewed with a skeptical eye. This has been true for a LONG time, not just the last 4 years.
 
The sites I look at (health-related for research, etc) have been generally accurate.
 
Trust unless I have reason not to. That isn't the same thing as taking-at-face-value.
 
Because I worked with them for so long i trust EPA, Interior and Ag sites. I also trust the CDC, NAS, National Archives and Smithsonian sites. After that not much
 
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