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[[Wondermark presents: HOW TO LIE]]
[[Step 1: boldly assert a non-fact, implying it is new information.]]
Did you hear? Zebras are a hoax!
<>
It’s like crop circles! People just <> and call them zebras!

[[Step 2: Invent a mountain of evidence.]]
Harvard just published a huge study, surveying every zoo in the west <> the so-called “wild” zebras in africa.
Every zebra they looked at was just a weird horse with paint on it.

[[Step 3: Sympathize with incredulity to desarm it.]]
It blew my mind too! Apparantly it’s this tourist trap thing that’s gone on for centuries, like a snipe hunt.
There’s some unspoken rule among zookeepers that you just keep the horses painted. Nobody wants to be the whistleblower.

[[Step 4: Frame the truth as absurd.]]
In a way, though it makes sense. What’s more likely, that every zebra individually develops a perfect stripe pattern totally naturally?
Or that some dude just paints it on? Occam’s razor, you know?

[[Step 5: If proven wrong, refocus the discussion onto intangibles.]]
<> everybody knows about <> indicates that that is untrue.
You <> let me be right ever! Always have to nitpick <> I say. When did you get so <>?

{{header: tell me about WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Identifying this technique in politics is an exercise left to the reader.}}

#876; How to Lie transcribed by in

[[Wondermark presents: HOW TO LIE]]
[[Step 1: boldly assert a non-fact, implying it is new information.]]
Did you hear? Zebras are a hoax!
<>
It’s like crop circles! People just <> and call them zebras!

[[Step 2: Invent a mountain of evidence.]]
Harvard just published a huge study, surveying every zoo in the west <> the so-called “wild” zebras in africa.
Every zebra they looked at was just a weird horse with paint on it.

[[Step 3: Sympathize with incredulity to desarm it.]]
It blew my mind too! Apparantly it’s this tourist trap thing that’s gone on for centuries, like a snipe hunt.
There’s some unspoken rule among zookeepers that you just keep the horses painted. Nobody wants to be the whistleblower.

[[Step 4: Frame the truth as absurd.]]
In a way, though it makes sense. What’s more likely, that every zebra individually develops a perfect stripe pattern totally naturally?
Or that some dude just paints it on? Occam’s razor, you know?

[[Step 5: If proven wrong, refocus the discussion onto intangibles.]]
<> everybody knows about <> indicates that that is untrue.
You <> let me be right ever! Always have to nitpick <> I say. When did you get so <>?

{{header: tell me about WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Identifying this technique in politics is an exercise left to the reader.}}

#876; How to Lie transcribed by in

[[Wondermark presents: HOW TO LIE]]
[[Step 1: boldly assert a non-fact, implying it is new information.]]
Did you hear? Zebras are a hoax!
<>
It's like crop circles! People just <> and call them zebras!

[[Step 2: Invent a mountain of evidence.]]
Harvard just published a huge study, surveying every zoo in the west <> the so-called "wild" zebras in africa.
Every zebra they looked at was just a weird horse with paint on it.

[[Step 3: Sympathize with incredulity to desarm it.]]
It blew my mind too! Apparantly it's this tourist trap thing that's gone on for centuries, like a snipe hunt.
There's some unspoken rule among zookeepers that you just keep the horses painted. Nobody wants to be the whistleblower.

[[Step 4: Frame the truth as absurd.]]
In a way, though it makes sense. What's more likely, that every zebra individually develops a perfect stripe pattern totally naturally?
Or that some dude just paints it on? Occam's razor, you know?

[[Step 5: If proven wrong, refocus the discussion onto intangibles.]]
<> everybody knows about <> indicates that that is untrue.
You <> let me be right ever! Always have to nitpick <> I say. When did you get so <>?

{{header: tell me about WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Identifying this technique in politics is an exercise left to the reader.}}

Identifying this technique in politics is an exercise left to the reader.

#876; How to Lie

  — October 2nd, 2012

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Bolted! Shipping is UNDERWAY

April 4, 2026 by David Malki !

Bolted! games have been shipping to backers over the last couple of weeks! The non-US orders are (mostly) done and some folks have been reporting receiving them already!

@davidmalki.com My game arrived today!! It looks gorgeous 🙂 Hope you are well 🙂

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— Lar deSouza (@lartist.bsky.social) April 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM

My US inventory of games is now in-country, but still being staged at the fulfillment centers. It’s being distributed to regional warehouses, so the actual shipping to backers happens more efficiently. I hope the bulk of US shipping will start next week.

These are what the cartons (and games) look like!

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— david malki ! (@davidmalki.com) April 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM

I am also waiting on the bonus cards to be finished printing! I ended up needing many more of those than I had anticipated, so I decided to have the game factory print those too, for perfect matching with the base game cards.

Most people will be receiving two separate mailings: the game itself, and “anything else” (bonus cards and/or add-ons) which will be sent by me personally.

As of today, 86% of backers have completed their surveys so far! That’s pretty good, but it’s not everyone. I know YOU PERSONALLY have already completed YOURS though, so no worries!!

We have now moved OFF of Kickstarter and ONTO BackerKit for any new orders. You can bundle a game with basically anything else I sell on that there website, it’s pretty nuts!


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