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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
2.4% from yesterday
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Active Researchers
3.2% (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
The average person tells exactly 1.7 lies per day, a statistic which is itself a lie.
Confidence Level: 61.00%
Prof. Archibald Margin
Human Behavior
47.9% of people singing in the shower believe they could have gone professional.
Confidence Level: 90.57%
Prof. Edwin Stackwell
Workplace & Economy
Per capita coffee consumption increases by 340% during budget season.
Confidence Level: 95.33%
Prof. Thaddeus Deviation
Food & Consumption
People who say 'I could eat' have a 97.3% probability of being ready to eat an entire meal.
Confidence Level: 89.65%
Prof. Thaddeus Deviation
Meta-Statistics
Approximately 97.3978271128% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Confidence Level: 48.18%
Prof. Herbert Chartsworth
International Affairs
74.2% of countries have a holiday that no other country understands.
Confidence Level: 80.06%
Prof. Thaddeus Deviation

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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