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[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Civic Science

https://www.iflscience.com/56-percent-of-americans-dont-think-we-should-teach-arabic-numerals-in-school-52484

They openly admit that they were trying to mislead surveyed people with their wording. These results were taken as tribalism on both sides:

Should schools in America teach the creation theory of Catholic priest Georges Lamaitre as part of their science curriculum?

The results were 20% yes, 53% no, 27% no opinion. Turns out the "creation theory" in question was the Big Bang Theory. No one calls the Big Bang Theory a "creation theory". Overall, I'd call this a shit poll that isn't good for anything beyond a chance to clutch at pearls.

Edit: How could I miss it! It's a troll poll!