Business Insider had to admit it was wrong Tuesday after it published a story that said more people left Florida than New York and California in 2021.Â
Business Insider published an article titled “More people actually moved out of Florida than New York or California in 2021.” According to the article, 674,740 residents left the state, overtaking 433,402 residents leaving California and 287,249 residents moving from New York.
However, after examining census data on Florida, many Twitter users, including members of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ team, pointed out that Business Insider mistakenly switched the numbers.
“Business Insider journalist @NeubauerKelsey apparently does not know how to read a spreadsheet. That figure — 674,740 — is people who moved TO Florida, not OUT OF Florida. Retraction needed,” Rapid Response Director Christian Pushaw tweeted.
I AM LEAVING NEW YORK CITY FOR FLORIDA. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULDÂ
She added, “Kelsey Neubauer (she/her pronouns) is a Columbia University journalism graduate and … get this… a REAL ESTATE REPORTER. If more people moved OUT of Florida than any other state, please explain why the Florida real estate market is like this….”
After this pushback, Business Insider later deleted the tweet and reworked the original article to read, “We got it wrong: More people moved out of New York and California than Florida in 2021.”
“This story has been updated to correct an error regarding Census data. In 2021, an estimated 469,577 people moved out of Florida, while 674,740 people relocated to the state. An earlier version of the story switched those numbers,” the editor’s note read.
According to an archive of the original piece, Business Insider said the incorrect numbers “undercut” the often-reported facts on people leaving liberal states such as New York and California for more conservative states like Florida.
“The data also undercuts the narrative that people are leaving states like New York and California more…
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