There’s an old saying that a lie must have a sprinkling of truth to be accepted.
I have acquaintances in my community who are statisticians...they know it’s all doctored.
It’s not something to be embarrassed about until you try to use it to prove a definitive point, such as your ridiculous slant, as opposed to pointing to a probability.
There is no doctoring, you are a bold faced liar if you claim a statistician told you that.
My job requires I be accurate in my predictions, if not I would not be employed. I do not just provide data like a statistician does, I provide analysis and recommendations. If I make a recommendation to a farmer and they lose their shirt because of it...I am out of a job.
You have no clue what you are talking about.