A Satirical Comparison of Correlation vs. Causation

This image features a social media exchange that uses satire to address the logical fallacy of confusing correlation with causation. The first user presents a claim linking the rise in autism diagnoses between 1990 and 2026 to vaccines. In response, the second user mirrors this structure by comparing the increase in identified Near-Earth asteroids between 1960 and 2026, facetiously concluding that telescopes must therefore cause asteroids. The post highlights how statistical increases in detection or diagnostic criteria can be misinterpreted as direct causal relationships.