You saw a dating statistic.
We show who it counts.
Each page starts with the number people shared. It shows what the number means, who it counts, when it was measured, and what it cannot tell you. The full group behind a percentage or rate is called the denominator.
One claim. All the evidence.
“63% of men under 30 are single.”
SEE THE SOURCES →02 / TPR-CLAIM-002Accurate for one July 2022 survey; commonly overstated
“30% of Americans have used online dating.”
SEE THE SOURCES →03 / TPR-CLAIM-003Accurate as a dated ever-use survey estimate
“80% of women are attracted to 20% of men.”
SEE THE SOURCES →04 / TPR-CLAIM-004Cannot confirm from a representative primary source
“The U.S. divorce rate is 2.4%.”
SEE THE SOURCES →05 / TPR-CLAIM-005A rate per 1,000, not a 2.4% probability
“40.3% of adults are obese.”
SEE THE SOURCES →Accurate as a dated age-adjusted measured estimate
Important limits must be part of the answer.
If a definition changes, part of a claim lacks support, or uncertainty prevents an exact comparison, the page must say so. A footnote cannot make a precise-looking headline true.
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