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Commenter explains that the census is “a contract,” cites a meme his brother-in-law sent him

Facebook Scholar of the Day: four memes, zero sources, one extremely confident conclusion.

Published April 14, 2026

Evidence

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Screenshot of a public post from an account named Dale Pemberton confidently misstating what the census measures, citing a meme as a source.
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What happened

A public comment posted on 12 April asserted that the United States census is “not a survey” but “a CONTRACT,” and that understanding this unlocks an unspecified everything else.

The stated source was a graphic forwarded by a relative. No further citation was offered, then or since.

The post remains publicly visible.

What happened

The receipt

The receipt

I did my own research. The census is not a survey, it is a CONTRACT.My source is a graphic my brother-in-law sent me.
Facebook · April 12, 2026

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