Why should I trust you? Where do you get your sources from? How do I know this isn't fake news, AI, or cake?
These are fair questions, and everyone should ask them. Here is exactly how this project works, and how you can check every claim we make.
We tell you where each number came from, and when. If we cannot point to the record, we do not make the claim.
We include the parts that complicate the story, we say what the data cannot tell us, and we do not cherry-pick the years that flatter a point.
We lay the documented facts out plainly and let you draw your own conclusion. Any interpretation is clearly marked and kept apart from the record.
We compare like with like, per person or per household, so a number means what it appears to mean.
When we get something wrong, we fix it publicly, with a dated note of what changed and why.