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lonelappde on Feb 8, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Dogs poop in alignment with Earth’s magnetic field...

Yes, that's a straight up admission of p-hacking.

Also, the weasel word "truly" signifies deceit.

bryant on Feb 8, 2020 [–]

I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing, though my opinion might've been influenced somewhat by 538.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/science-isnt-broken/

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