Tbh, those who try to lie and squish their results to say something they don't usually make it rather obvious.
You can look for example at this study, not the one in the title, that was just quoted by them, but the actual study there:
Research has consistently shown that more physically attractive individuals are perceived by others to be happier and better psychologically adjusted than those perceived as less attractive. However, due to the lack of longitudinal research in adolescents, it is still unclear whether poor mental...
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"I may be a bullied and ostracized virgin, but I'm not an incel:soy::soy:, I'm just holding myself back:soy::soy:, I could get laid at any time, I'm just not trying to:soy::soy:." "Bruh, just because you're a permabullied, reclusive weirdo doesn't mean you're an incel:soy::soy:."...
incels.is
That one, where the researchers found associations between attractiveness as rated by others, by self, and the mental health of a person. Basically, if others think you're ugly, you will too and that will cause you mental problems. Well, they found that convincing people that they aren't ugly does alleviate their mental problems and make them feel better, but no matter how deep I looked into that study, I couldn't find any mention of the attractiveness as rated by others being any different because the person believed that he or she is better looking now
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Also, I'm pretty sure that there are probably Youtube videos on spotting lies done by misrepresenting statistics, so you could check that out as well
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