FOIA requests received by federal agencies
correlates with
Google searches for "MAGA"
r = 0.80581% · 2015-2024
FOIA requests received by federal agenciesGoogle searches for "MAGA"
These two datasets have a 81% correlation over 2015-2024. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.
Data Sources
FOIA requests received by federal agenciesfoia.gov ↗
Google searches for "MAGA"trends.google.com ↗
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation