How trustworthy is data from the government?
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When President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics earlier this month, he accused her, without evidence, of producing fake job numbers before the last presidential election.
Breakdown
- The head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics was fired and accused without evidence of producing fake job numbers.
- Government data is important for decisions about jobs and business, but its usefulness is declining. 36s
- National statistics often lack local relevance and are not always actionable. 1m 12s
- There is a need to improve data by focusing more on state and local sources. 1m 48s
- Developing trust labels for data could help the public identify reliable information. 2m 30s