Many political statements include statistics and I generally like to see if there is any truth to those statistics. While the truthfulness of the statement as a whole could be pretty subjective, I think most statistics can be analyzed objectively. Is it considered on-topic to ask about specific statistics used in political statements?
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3If the statement is in any way notable, Skeptics.SE would be ontopic to ask– user4012Commented May 26, 2016 at 14:02
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When you want to fact-check a statement made by a politician, then this is a better question for the website Skeptics Stackexchange. It specializes on verifying claims by notable people or organizations.
answered Aug 26, 2016 at 15:44
If you want to know where they got their statistics from, I'd certainly consider that on topic. An answer to that question would help you make sense of what a politician is saying and what their positions are.
Be careful though, If you know where a politician is getting their statistics from, but you want to otherwise fact check their source, then you might find yourself in a situation where you have numerous other sources either affirming or debunking those statistics, and it is very possible for that question to be too broad
answered May 25, 2016 at 16:39
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In this case, if I were to ask "Was the impact of the proposed tax cut cited by a Presidential candidate from a recent Harvard study factually accurate?" would that be too broad? Commented Jul 27, 2016 at 21:14
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@LearnWorkLearn You're asking us to fact check the study, so yes. Commented Jul 27, 2016 at 21:16
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