A picture is worth a thousand words... but are any of them true? Charts, graphs, and infographics can make information look clear, objective, and convincing at a glance. But appearances can be deceiving. A graph can exaggerate a trend, a chart can hide important context, and a carefully selected dataset can tell a very different story from the whole truth.

In this interactive workshop, we'll explore how data visualizations shape the way we understand the world, and how they can sometimes be used to mislead. Through real-world examples and hands-on activities, you'll learn how to spot red flags, identify common visualization tricks, and evaluate the reliability of the data behind the image. Together, we'll investigate distorted scales, cherry-picked data, missing context, and "dueling datasets" that seem to support completely opposite conclusions. Whether you're scrolling through social media, reading the news, or making decisions based on reports and statistics, you'll leave with practical tools and strategies to help you look beyond the picture, ask better questions, and separate genuine insights from visual misinformation.