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INDEPENDENT READING EDITION
NOT THE GUARDIAN
EXPLORE THE QUESTIONS
Find the missing distinction.
Start with the kind of evidence or number you want to understand.
Science & data
A climate number needs a geography
Forecasts & claims
A forecast is not an outcome waiting to be reported
Economy & numbers
A lower inflation rate is not a lower price level
Employment headlines need a population, not just a number
A higher reserve value does not prove more physical gold
Policy & institutions
Announced, adopted and in force are different policy stories
Newsroom methods
The three dates hidden inside a news record
Many headlines can still lead to one source