Topic: Iq Study

The BBC and other major outlets are caught reporting a fake study claiming Internet Explorer users have lower IQs than users of other browsers. Despite warnings from mathematicians like David Spiegelhalter that the data was suspicious, the story ran globally before being revealed as a hoax by a non-existent PR firm. The hosts use this as an example of how easily dubious statistics enter the news cycle.

CNN and several British newspapers fell for a viral hoax claiming that users of Microsoft Internet Explorer have lower IQs than users of other browsers. The "study" was entirely fabricated by a non-existent research company, highlighting the lack of fact-checking in mainstream digital journalism.