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Many Eyes is a bet on the power of human visual intelligence to find patterns. Our goal is to "democratize" visualization and to enable a new social kind of data analysis. The magic is when an unwieldy, unyielding data set is transformed into an image on the screen, and suddenly the user can perceive an unexpected pattern. Information visualization is a catalyst for discussion and collective insight about data. We all deal with data that we'd like to understand better. It may be as straightforward as a sales spreadsheet or fantasy football stats chart, or as vague as a cluttered email inbox. But a remarkable amount of it has social meaning beyond ourselves. When we share it and discuss it, we understand it in new ways.

I want to create a comparison chart, contrasting each claim with counterclaims by Politifact (or confirmations, in some cases).

15 mind-blowing facts about wealth and inequality in America: A slideshow from "Business Insider." Click on "VIEW AS 1 PAGE" unless you want to go insane, viewing 1 slide at a time.