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Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups (lemmy.world)
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Source: https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population

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[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 26 points 13 hours ago

It seems the real thing this survey shows is most Americans are fucking dumb.