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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
5.0% from yesterday
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Active Researchers
2.9% (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
73.2847% of people who read statistics in a serious font believe them immediately.
Confidence Level: 50.99%
Prof. Herbert Chartsworth
Technology
Blockchain is understood by exactly 4 people. They disagree with each other.
Confidence Level: 61.05%
Prof. Edwin Stackwell
Workplace & Economy
The probability of a 'quick question' actually being quick is 3.1%.
Confidence Level: 46.36%
Dr. Constance Fiddler
Food & Consumption
People who say 'I could eat' have a 97.3% probability of being ready to eat an entire meal.
Confidence Level: 65.93%
Dr. Harriet Plimpton
International Affairs
42% of the world's borders were drawn by someone who had never visited either side.
Confidence Level: 73.97%
Prof. Thaddeus Deviation
Health & Wellness
The average person swallows 8 spiders in their lifetime. This statistic was made up in 1993 to demonstrate how easily false statistics spread. It worked.
Confidence Level: 68.02%
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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