Observed arrival · 2026-10-10
Chart Police: an evidence check for suspicious charts
Chart Police describes a checker that examines chart images for misleading design choices, assigns a crime score, and explains how to fix each finding.
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- People reviewing charts in news, slides, and social feeds
- Worth noticing
- Its 16-category taxonomy includes raw totals on maps, dual-axis distortion, missing context, and distorted map projections.
Field notes
The public page lays out a taxonomy spanning axes and scales, chart geometry, data selection, language, colour, and map choices. Its described verdict system uses four score bands, from “not a chart crime” at 0–19 to “chart felony” at 70–100. The site says the checker is in private testing and invites demo requests, so the inspection workflow remains a stated capability rather than something visitors can verify directly.
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