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  Jim Wesberry

  

  Hedge funds tell UK court that Argentina manipulated economic data

  Reuters - Sam Tobin

  (Reuters) - Four hedge funds that are suing Argentina over payments they claim are due on instruments linked to the country’s GDP told a London judge on Monday the country had a “propensity” to manipulate economic data to save billions of dollars. The funds, Palladian Partners L.P., HBK Master Fund …

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  Jim Wesberry

  

  Covid and Corrupt Federal Statistics

  aier.org - James Bovard

  – December 28, 2021 Reading Time: 4 minutes Federal agencies don’t count what politicians don’t want to know. President Biden and other Democrats …

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  Jim Wesberry

  

  China’s anti-corruption probe finds ‘fabricated’ economic data fraud

  South China Morning Post  - Ji Siqi

  China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) conducted two rounds of inspections over the last two years, covering 19 of the 31 provincial …

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  Jim Wesberry

  

  Americans agree misinformation is a problem, poll shows

  Los Angeles Times - By AMANDA SEITZ and HANNAH FINGERHUT

  WASHINGTON — Nearly all Americans agree that the rampant spread of misinformation is a problem. Most also think social media companies, and the people who use them, bear a good deal of blame for the situation. But few are very concerned that they themselves might be responsible, according to a new …

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  Jim Wesberry

  

  Amid Calls For Resignation, IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva Denies Role In Manipulating Data To Boost China's Ease Of Doing Business Ranking

  swarajyamag.com - Swarajya Staff

  Amid mounting calls for her resignation, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva criticized as "false and spurious" the findings …

• https://www.reuters.com/article/us-imf-worldbank-georgieva/u-s-senators-call-for-full-accountability-in-world-bank-data-controversy-idUSKBN2GO02I

  

  Jim Wesberry

  Sep 28, 2021