Does the chart actually support the sentence people are saying about it? Put the claim on trial before it reaches the next deck.
Dashboard Lie Detector is a free data interpretation tool for checking whether a KPI, chart or reporting dashboard has enough context behind the conclusion being made. It does not verify the source data. It tests the reasoning around it.
A metric moving up or down only becomes interpretable when the comparison is clear. Previous-period comparisons can be distorted by seasonality. Targets and benchmarks answer a different question from matched-period or controlled comparisons.
A headline KPI can change because tracking changed, the underlying sample changed, or one segment moved while another did not. Before turning movement into a narrative, check whether the measurement itself remained comparable.
A dashboard may show that a metric changed after a campaign, redesign or SEO release. That sequence alone does not prove the intervention caused the movement. Strong causal language needs stronger evidence.
The tool creates a more careful sentence based on the information entered. It is designed to help teams separate what the data shows from what they suspect may explain it.
It is a checklist for testing whether a dashboard claim has enough context behind it.
No. The name is playful. It checks reasoning, not honesty or data authenticity.
Comparison, time periods, tracking definitions, denominator or sample stability, segmentation, external context and causal language.
Usually not by itself. Causal claims generally need stronger evidence than a before-and-after dashboard.
The assessment runs in the browser, and the claim/metric text is not sent as an analytics parameter.