Jewish students hiding faith in university applications, according to new survey

The Jewish Chronicle reports a Parents Against Antisemitism survey of 160 Jewish parents and keeps the group's claims and the parents' accounts attributed throughout. Its headline drops the body's "Some" and says Jewish students are hiding their faith. The survey's figures measure parents' concern, and the hiding rests on individual parents' accounts.

1. Headline goes beyond the article

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   “Jewish students hiding faith in university applications”

   Why this matters

   The headline states "Jewish students hiding faith in university applications" with no qualifier. It ties this to the survey as its finding.

   The impression it gives

   A reader takes it that the survey measured Jewish students generally hiding their faith on applications.

   The context

   The body says only "Some Jewish students" do this. The survey figures it gives measure parents' concern about antisemitism when choosing a university. The hiding claim rests on individual parents' accounts, one about a daughter leaving out Hebrew and a leadership programme.

   How we know

   • Elsewhere in the article“Some Jewish students are removing references to their identity”
   • Elsewhere in the article“96 per cent of the 160 Jewish parents polled were concerned about antisemitism”
   • Elsewhere in the article“One parent said their daughter had decided not to mention”

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