# FiveThirtyEight.com decimated by Disney layoffs

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [April 27, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fivethirtyeight-com-decimated-by-disney-layoffs/983242 "2023-04-27T01:23:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fivethirtyeight-com-decimated-by-disney-layoffs/983242/85 "2023-04-30T20:05:07Z")

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@Aeschines, here is a threat for you to \*\*\*\* all over:

> [@Aeschines, Statistician Extraordinaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aeschines-statistician-extraordinaire/983380):
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> Well, given that you are wrong (FiveThirtyEight projections never had anything near a 95% projection for Clinton, and [certainly not past November 2016 when it gave Trump a over 30% probabilty](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/)) I’m sure you’ll retract the claim that the “model is dogshit”. Still looking for that retraction, chief. Stranger

Stranger

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