I'd consider it a fake number in that people use it to mean something other than...

		8note 63 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trump to impose $100k fee for H-1B worker visas, W... I'd consider it a fake number in that people use it to mean something other than just being a number. like, describing GDP as "how rich is your country or state" which I've seen people use to argue that canada and germany are poorer than Mississippi.