I'm surprised Datawrapper lets one commit such a chartcrime.
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I'm surprised Datawrapper lets one commit such a chartcrime.
Where the hell is the y-axis, ChatGPT?!? #ChartCrime
November 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Where the hell is the y-axis, ChatGPT?!? #ChartCrime
#ChartCrime:
How much did Toronto population drop per 100,000 residents by in 2020-24?
-15?
-15,000?
-15%?
How much did Toronto population drop per 100,000 residents by in 2020-24?
-15?
-15,000?
-15%?
October 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
#ChartCrime:
How much did Toronto population drop per 100,000 residents by in 2020-24?
-15?
-15,000?
-15%?
How much did Toronto population drop per 100,000 residents by in 2020-24?
-15?
-15,000?
-15%?
You also have the distinction of having stayed at the Vatican before it was the Vatican, and at Admiralty House before it was ChartCrime HQ.
October 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
You also have the distinction of having stayed at the Vatican before it was the Vatican, and at Admiralty House before it was ChartCrime HQ.
Truncated Y-axis makes this look a lot bigger than it is #chartcrime
September 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Truncated Y-axis makes this look a lot bigger than it is #chartcrime
Not your responsibility @luckytran.com, but this graphic is bad. 😞 #chartcrime
September 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Not your responsibility @luckytran.com, but this graphic is bad. 😞 #chartcrime
September 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
That's some chartcrime though
September 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
That's some chartcrime though
Sobering data for sure, but unrelated side note: what kind of color encoding encodes two different values with the same color?
This is a chartcrime.
This is a chartcrime.
Searchlight poll of more than 2000 respondents finds that 29% believe that building more housing would have a positive impact on housing values!
I've seen similar results before, but every time a poll reaches this conclusion, it's a big reminder for Econ grads like me.
I've seen similar results before, but every time a poll reaches this conclusion, it's a big reminder for Econ grads like me.
September 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Sobering data for sure, but unrelated side note: what kind of color encoding encodes two different values with the same color?
This is a chartcrime.
This is a chartcrime.
this is borderline #ChartCrime
whommmstever thought putting 6 datasets in the same color gray is a MONSTER
whommmstever thought putting 6 datasets in the same color gray is a MONSTER
September 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
this is borderline #ChartCrime
whommmstever thought putting 6 datasets in the same color gray is a MONSTER
whommmstever thought putting 6 datasets in the same color gray is a MONSTER
YIKES! Santa Clara County forecasts that the population of core Silicon Valley will explode to 1.965M people in 2033, doubling from today’s population of 1.923M.
Lawrence Expressway! Shoreline Blvd! My god my god! Reply with ideas on how to stop this!
Lawrence Expressway! Shoreline Blvd! My god my god! Reply with ideas on how to stop this!
September 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
This is a great #chartcrime example! Price over time, not adjusted for inflation. There was 35% inflation between 2016 and 2025. Uses a narrow time window and a clipped y-axis. Here is a longer series in 1984 inflation adjusted dollars: fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/fredgr...
fred.stlouisfed.org
September 2, 2025 at 3:19 AM
This is a great #chartcrime example! Price over time, not adjusted for inflation. There was 35% inflation between 2016 and 2025. Uses a narrow time window and a clipped y-axis. Here is a longer series in 1984 inflation adjusted dollars: fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/fredgr...
The Grackle was a fellow on Threads who, whenever @gwestr.me and I held a #ChartCrime meeting at Admiralty House, would despatch robotic animals with munitions via JPEG file. He — The Grackle — disappeared one day without warning. He was an asset. Literally.
August 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The Grackle was a fellow on Threads who, whenever @gwestr.me and I held a #ChartCrime meeting at Admiralty House, would despatch robotic animals with munitions via JPEG file. He — The Grackle — disappeared one day without warning. He was an asset. Literally.
August 29, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This is a chartcrime.
“Pain at the ‘plug’.”
That’s a new one. ⚡️
@bloomberg.com @bobburgess.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
That’s a new one. ⚡️
@bloomberg.com @bobburgess.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
August 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
This is a chartcrime.
Not a #ChartCrime per sè, but FFS would people learn to use better colouring?!?
August 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Not a #ChartCrime per sè, but FFS would people learn to use better colouring?!?
ChartCrime alert!
August 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
ChartCrime alert!
This is #chartcrime. Unlabeled X-axis that seems duplicated with circle sizes, log scale Y-axis obscures more than it illuminates, need number of employees in the hover box too. Seems tailored to make police OT problem look worse than fire's, but now I want a story about fire dept OT!
August 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is #chartcrime. Unlabeled X-axis that seems duplicated with circle sizes, log scale Y-axis obscures more than it illuminates, need number of employees in the hover box too. Seems tailored to make police OT problem look worse than fire's, but now I want a story about fire dept OT!
And you didn't even mention the chartcrime
August 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
And you didn't even mention the chartcrime
Everyone loves a good #ChartCrime, especially if it’s by OpenAI!
Enjoy !
www.theverge.com/news/756444/...
Also - “vibe graphing” 😂😂😂
Enjoy !
www.theverge.com/news/756444/...
Also - “vibe graphing” 😂😂😂
OpenAI gets caught vibe graphing
An OpenAI staffer apologized for the “unintentional chart crime.”
www.theverge.com
August 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Everyone loves a good #ChartCrime, especially if it’s by OpenAI!
Enjoy !
www.theverge.com/news/756444/...
Also - “vibe graphing” 😂😂😂
Enjoy !
www.theverge.com/news/756444/...
Also - “vibe graphing” 😂😂😂
Beware of any charts that do not use a zero baseline. Progress can be made so much more impressive with them.
#openai #gpt5 #ai #chartcrime
#openai #gpt5 #ai #chartcrime
August 8, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Beware of any charts that do not use a zero baseline. Progress can be made so much more impressive with them.
#openai #gpt5 #ai #chartcrime
#openai #gpt5 #ai #chartcrime
Holy bar chart, batman. Certainly no superintelligence was used in generating the chart on the left.
#openai #ai #gpt5 #chartcrime
#openai #ai #gpt5 #chartcrime
August 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Holy bar chart, batman. Certainly no superintelligence was used in generating the chart on the left.
#openai #ai #gpt5 #chartcrime
#openai #ai #gpt5 #chartcrime