Blogs: Data Avenger

'Independent data suggests' that Facebook is hemorrhaging, the story says. But the source of that data disagrees.

Interesting? Yes. Accurate measure of public sentiment? Maybe, maybe not. Election predictor? Probably not. Here's why.

Some of those users checking in each day may not even know it.

Intense media coverage of 'first-in-the-nation' Iowa caucuses can give the impression that results actually matter. They don't -- but not for the reason many skeptics cite.

A survey says 25% of teens plan to use Facebook less after the site's major design changes. Is that likely?

A company releases information about customers' choices; the story's picked up elsewhere with a rather broad conclusion. Does it stand up?

Google+ Growth Spurt Short Lived, online ad network Chitika says. But what is its data measuring?

'Women Dominate Men at Social Networking,' blares the headline. But does the data back that up?

Facebook engagement plummets on posts made by third-party clients vs. signed into Facebook.com, study claims. Should you care?

Today's questionable conclusions from a social media study's data.