Distortion field guide
Visual manipulation
Charts, images, or video altered or constructed to mislead.
How it enters the chain
Truncated axes, cropped frames, edited images, or AI-generated media enter the chain looking like documentation.
How to spot it
Check axes and baselines on charts, and look for the original unedited media. If the visual is the whole argument, verify the visual.
Specimens on record (0)
No specimens carry this tag yet. The pattern is documented; the archive is young.