#21 - Data is NOT the Truth

#21 - Data is NOT the Truth

From Data Voyagers Podcast by DataVoyagers

January 27, 2026 · 48 min · Episode 21

About this episode

This episode discusses the fallacies in data and how numbers can mislead decision-making.

We live in a time where data is everywhere. We measure everything. We store everything. We visualize everything. And yet, somehow, we still get surprised by outcomes. Projects fail even though the numbers looked good. Decisions backfire even though the dashboards were green. Predictions miss reality even with sophisticated models behind them. Presented by Qlik Partner Ambassador and Qlik MVP Igor Alcantara, and Qlik Partner Ambassador and Qlik Education Ambassador Angelika Klidas, this is the part 1 of an episode about the many fallacies in data, where the numbers don't tell the whole story. Subscribe to the Data Voyagers Podcast wherever you get your podcasts and share the show with friends and colleagues. Visit our website: https://www.datavoyagers.net/ Special thanks for everyone who made this episode possible, specially Sally Jacobs, Sarah Urbis, Matt Sundell, all the team at Qlik, Mark Costa and IPC Global. Links Mentioned You can buy Angelika Klidas book at: https://www.amazon.com/Data-Literacy-Practice-decisions-intelligent/dp/1803246758 You can buy Igor's book at: https://a.co/d/7Wbo76E SponsorshipThis episode is sponsored by IPC Global: https://ipc-global.com/…

People in this episode

Hosts: Igor Alcantara, Angelika Klidas

Topics covered

  • data fallacies
  • data visualization
  • decision making
  • predictions

Keywords

  • data
  • truth
  • outcomes
  • dashboards
  • models

Sponsors

IPC Global

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Data Literacy in Practice

Books & works: the Data Voyagers Podcast

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