Media cherry‑pick positive cash pilots

Updated: 2025.08.19 2M ago 1 sources
Press coverage favors small guaranteed‑income pilots with upbeat results while downplaying large, null RCTs. This tilts public understanding toward policies that don’t scale and away from sober evidence. — It highlights a systematic coverage bias that can misdirect welfare policy and budgeting.

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Giving people money helped less than I thought it would
Kelsey Piper 2025.08.19 100% relevant
Quote from Eva Vivalt noting 'larger and more credible studies...find worse effects' while the press highlights small positive pilots.
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