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Bureau of Made Up Statistics

Office of Conditions, Whose, and the Whose Conditions

Est. 1957 — "In Data We Fabricate"

DATA ADVISORY: The Bureau is currently experiencing higher-than-normal levels of statistical fabrication. Normal service will resume never.
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Statistics Issued Today
7.8% from yesterday
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Active Researchers
3.4% (budget cuts)
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Nations Served
3 new this quarter
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Accuracy Rating
within expectations

Daily Briefing

Research Findings

Human Behavior
47.9% of people singing in the shower believe they could have gone professional.
Confidence Level: 67.93%
Prof. Archibald Margin
Science & Nature
Water molecules in the Pacific Ocean are 12% more laid-back than those in the Atlantic.
Confidence Level: 54.44%
Dr. Prudence Decimal
Workplace & Economy
Workers who say 'happy Monday' on Monday are trusted 56% less by their colleagues.
Confidence Level: 82.77%
Dr. Gertrude Coefficient
Food & Consumption
A watched pot never boils. An unwatched pot boils over within 11 seconds.
Confidence Level: 48.69%
Prof. Thaddeus Deviation
Food & Consumption
72.9% of leftovers are forgotten until they qualify as a science experiment.
Confidence Level: 72.57%
Prof. Nigel Crumpet III
International Affairs
Global handshake protocols vary across 194 countries, 12 of which consider a firm grip an act of war.
Confidence Level: 47.78%
Dr. Felicity Datapoint

Bureau Divisions

Division of Conditions and Whose Margin of Error

Proudly operating within a ± 100% margin of error.

Department of Untestable Hypotheses

If it can't be proven, it can't be disproven. Checkmate.

Office of International Statistical Fabrication

Supplying governments with the numbers they deserve since 1957.

Center for Conditions That Sound Real

Our researchers have advanced degrees in plausibility.

Bureau of Recursive Self-Reference

Please see the Bureau of Recursive Self-Reference for more information.

Recent Publications

PublicationDatePDF
Annual Report on Reports About Reports (Vol. XLVII) 2026-01-15
Quarterly Review of Unverifiable Claims (Q4 2025) 2025-12-01
The State of Numbers We Just Made Up 2025-11-12
International Index of Suspiciously Precise Figures 2025-09-30
White Paper: Why 73.6% Is the Most Believable Percentage 2025-08-22

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