Americans don't recognise a lot of (their own) politicians & celebrities

[therearewords]

How readers did on Upshot's facial recognition quiz, and what we can learn from their mistakes. https://t.co/MdyCjT1keR
- The Upshot (@UpshotNYT) January 3, 2020

- Are you good at putting a name to a face? Depending on your age and media-intake, you might not be;

- NYT offered a quiz in which you had to put a name to 52 faces

Comments

[trendsnational]

Write in answers? NYT would. 😤 Im a multiple choice fan tyvm. Anyway im currently still taking the quiz cuz I blank out ppls names like the white politicians.

[jeff_koons]

They take misspelled names though

[vespertinev]

I wrote Peter Bootleg cause I can't remember his last name and it said I was wrong!

[sandstorm]

Peter Bootleg 😂

[waxandstrings]

sometimes. there's a few i barely spelt wrong and they said it was incorrect :/

[jeff_koons]

I guess your misspellings were not in their algorithm

[aaronnyc89]

[veal]

Wait, if they’re write in answers I’m so confused. Who would even know the name Cardi B that wouldn’t know what Beyonce looks like?

[likeiused2]

youths

[likeiused2]

all I know is this is the standard type of test for face blindness

[tadpool]

same @ multiple choice and completely failing on the white politician front. i did write in "disgusting d*n*ld tr*mp" for drumpf but it wouldn't take it even though i had written "p*d*wp* ugh" and it did :(