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{{Short description|Debunked study created by Canadian company AptiQuant}}
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"'''Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and Browser Usage'''" was a [[hoax]] study allegedly released by a Canadian company called AptiQuant Psychometric Consulting Co. on July 26, 2011, that claimed to have correlated the [[IQ]]s of 100,000 internet users with which web browsers they used.<ref>Rachel Metea. [http://www.depauliaonline.com/mobile/blogs/slick-city-world-wild/hey-babe-what-s-your-browser-1.2540001 "Hey Babe, What's Your Browser?".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327110612/http://www.depauliaonline.com/mobile/blogs/slick-city-world-wild/hey-babe-what-s-your-browser-1.2540001 |date=March 27, 2012 }} ''[[The DePaulia]]''.</ref><ref>Janet I. Tu. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2015812565_study_claiming_internet_explorer_users_have_lower.html "Study claiming Internet Explorer users have lower IQs? Bogus."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110922105207/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2015812565_study_claiming_internet_explorer_users_have_lower.html |date=September 22, 2011 }} ''[[The Seattle Times]]'', March 8, 2011.</ref> Its claims that users of [[Microsoft]]'s [[Internet Explorer]] had lower IQs than users of other browsers was widely covered in the media, and its revelation as a hoax was widely cited as an example of the weaknesses of the media.<ref>Craig Silverman. [https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/1035257--newsmangled-fake-study-of-web-surfers-intelligence-proves-media-not-so-smart "Newsmangled: Fake study of web surfers intelligence proves media not so smart".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024215802/http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/1035257--newsmangled-fake-study-of-web-surfers-intelligence-proves-media-not-so-smart |date=October 24, 2012 }} ''[[Toronto Star]]'', May 8, 2011.</ref> The speed with which the story was reported was also alleged by some to be indicative of anti-Microsoft bias.<ref>{{cite web |first=Todd |last=Bishop |url=http://www.geekwire.com/2011/guy-users-dumb |title=This is the guy who convinced everyone that IE users are dumb |publisher=Geekwire.com |date=April 8, 2011 |access-date=August 21, 2011 |archive-date=August 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806090916/http://www.geekwire.com/2011/guy-users-dumb |url-status=live }}</ref>
The hoax was arranged by Tarandeep Gill, a web developer from [[Vancouver, British Columbia]].<ref name=sawersTNW>Paul Sawers. [https://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2011/08/03/exclusive-the-internet-explorer-iq-hoaxer-talks-to-the-next-web/ "The ‘Internet Explorer IQ’ hoaxer talks to The Next Web".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125064757/http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2011/08/03/exclusive-the-internet-explorer-iq-hoaxer-talks-to-the-next-web/ |date=November 25, 2016 }} ''The Next Web'', March 8, 2011.</ref> He claimed it was to raise awareness of the outdated nature of earlier versions of Internet Explorer that still have significant market share.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/why-a-web-developer-orchestrated-the-ie-users-are-dumb-study-hoax-2331642.html "Why a web developer orchestrated the "IE users are dumb" study hoax".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014060900/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/why-a-web-developer-orchestrated-the-ie-users-are-dumb-study-hoax-2331642.html |date=October 14, 2016 }} ''[[The Independent]]'', April 8, 2011.</ref><ref>Jonathan Walczak. [http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2011/08/study_showing_internet_explore.php "Anatomy of a Hoax: Study Showing Internet Explorer Users Have Low IQs Was Fake".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913131123/http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2011/08/study_showing_internet_explore.php |date=September 13, 2012 }} ''[[Seattle Weekly]]'', May 8, 2011.</ref>
It came amid a wave of other negative coverage of earlier versions of Internet Explorer.<ref>Jabulani Leffall. [http://mcpmag.com/articles/2011/08/01/security-is-a-two-way-street.aspx "Microsoft: Security is a Two-Way Street".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927225337/http://mcpmag.com/articles/2011/08/01/security-is-a-two-way-street.aspx|date=September 27, 2011}} ''[[Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online]]'', January 8, 2011.</ref>
==Reported results==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Browser||Average IQ, 2006||Average IQ, 2011
|-
| [[Internet Explorer 6]]||103||83
|-
| [[Internet Explorer 7]]||108||88
|-
| [[Internet Explorer 8]]||-||92
|-
| [[Internet Explorer 9]]||-||90
|-
| [[Firefox]]||104||108
|-
| [[Google Chrome|Chrome]]||-||112
|-
| [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]]||113||114
|-
| [[Internet Explorer]] with [[Google Chrome Frame]]||-||123
|-
| [[Camino (web browser)|Camino]]||-||125
|-
| [[Opera (web browser)|Opera]]||101||128
|}
The study was presented as measuring how IQ affects choices to adopt new technologies.<ref name=npr/>
==Conception==
Gill says he got the idea for the hoax about a month prior to its release<ref name=sawersTNW/> when working on his website.  "IE6 compatibility was being a pain in the ass," he told ''[[ReadWriteWeb]]''.<ref>John Paul Titlow. [http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_the_internet_explorer_iq_study_hoax_spread_and_why.php "Disgruntled Canadian Developer Behind Internet Explorer IQ "Study" Hoax".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927072316/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_the_internet_explorer_iq_study_hoax_spread_and_why.php |date=September 27, 2011 }} ''[[ReadWriteWeb]]'', March 8, 2011.</ref>
==Release==
[[File:Googletrends IE IQ hoax.png|thumb|[[Google Search]] traffic for the terms <span style="color:blue;">'''aptiquant'''</span>, <span style="color:red;">'''browser iq'''</span> and <span style="color:orange;">'''internet explorer iq'''</span> between July 28 and August 4]]
The report was covered by many news outlets. Initially the discrepancy was explained by that the advanced computer users with high IQs were savvy enough to choose other browsers.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/8674678/Internet-Explorer-users-have-below-average-IQ.html "Internet Explorer users 'have below-average IQ'".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213135440/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/8674678/Internet-Explorer-users-have-below-average-IQ.html |date=December 13, 2017 }} ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'', January 8, 2011.</ref>
When the report was first covered by the [[BBC]] some readers were skeptical of its authenticity and quickly noted that the domain for the company had only been set up a month prior and that pictures of the company's staff were from the French company [[Central Test]]. Central Test began investigating the issue and said it was considering [[Complaint|legal action]] against whoever had used the photos.<ref>Doug Gross. [http://articles.cnn.com/2011-08-03/tech/explorer.report.faked_1_apparent-hoax-website-report?_s=PM:TECH "Internet Explorer IQ report was a hoax".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824060933/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-08-03/tech/explorer.report.faked_1_apparent-hoax-website-report?_s=PM:TECH |date=August 24, 2011 }} ''[[CNN]]'', March 8, 2011.</ref> It was initially suspected that the whole thing was a plot to spread [[malware]]; however, the PDF was examined and none was found.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14389430 "Internet Explorer story was bogus".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528063413/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14389430 |date=May 28, 2018 }} ''[[BBC]]'', March 8, 2011.</ref> As the hoax was uncovered additional problems with the report were raised, the results were noted as improbable and the task of collecting 100,000 users very difficult.<ref>Zack Whittaker. [http://www.pcworld.com/article/237160/internet_explorer_iq_story_called_a_hoax.html "Internet Explorer IQ Story Called a Hoax".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002033544/http://www.pcworld.com/article/237160/internet_explorer_iq_story_called_a_hoax.html |date=October 2, 2011 }} ''[[PCWorld (magazine)|PCWorld]]'', March 8, 2011.</ref> The address given on the website was looked up using [[Google Street View]] and it turned out to be just a parking lot.<ref>Tom Brewster. [http://www.itpro.co.uk/635383/internet-explorer-iq-bashing-was-a-hoax "IT Pro believes that a report claiming Internet Explorer users had lower IQs was in fact a big hoax".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229070517/http://www.itpro.co.uk/635383/internet-explorer-iq-bashing-was-a-hoax |date=December 29, 2011 }} ''[[IT Pro]]'', March 8, 2011.</ref>
While the story was being covered Gill posed as Leonard Howard, the fabricated owner of AptiQuant, to the media.<ref>Lahmeik Stacey. [http://digitaljournal.com/article/309759 "Web browser, IQ study discovered to be hoax".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807043135/http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/309759 |date=August 7, 2011 }} ''Digital Journal'', July 31, 2011.</ref> He also wrote a blog on the AptiQuant website about how they were being sued by Internet Explorer users<ref>[http://technology.iafrica.com/technews/744645.html "IE users are dumb - study".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003232906/http://technology.iafrica.com/technews/744645.html |date=October 3, 2011 }} ''[[iAfrica]]'', February 8, 2011.</ref><ref>[https://abc7news.com/archive/8285420/ "IE users sue company over browser IQ test".]  ''[[KGO-TV]]'', February 8, 2011.</ref> and that it had been receiving hate mail.<ref>[https://lfpress.com/tech/news/2011/08/01/18496436.html "Internet Explorer 6 users criticized in study".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804235830/http://www.lfpress.com/tech/news/2011/08/01/18496436.html |date=August 4, 2016 }} ''[[London Free Press]]'', January 8, 2011.</ref>
Internet Explorer users acted defensively.<ref>Robert X. Cringely. [http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/microsoft-and-ie-time-its-personal-168822?page=0,1 "Microsoft and IE: This time it's personal".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003225553/http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/microsoft-and-ie-time-its-personal-168822?page=0,1 |date=October 3, 2012 }} ''[[InfoWorld]]', March 8, 2011.</ref>
Some news outlets criticized the methodology of the study, although without realizing it was a hoax.<ref>Machlis Musings. [http://blogs.computerworld.com/18734/what_ie_users_are_dumb_study_really_shows_us "What the 'IE users are dumb' hoax really shows us".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924061926/http://blogs.computerworld.com/18734/what_ie_users_are_dumb_study_really_shows_us |date=September 24, 2011 }} ''[[Computer World]]'', March 8, 2011.</ref> It was even described as "[[Junk science]] at its worst".<ref>Steve Evans. "Internet Explorer 'low IQ' findings a hoax?". ''[[Computer Business Review]]'', August 3, 2011.</ref> Some defended the study; for example, ''[[The Register]]'' wrote, "The methodology of the study appears sound."<ref name=theregister/>
==Aftermath==
The hoax coverage was said by some to be a victory for [[citizen journalism]], as it was readers who first uncovered that it was a hoax.<ref>Johnathan Hartwood. [http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/82588,news-comment,technology,internet-explorer-low-iq-hoax-fools-journalists "Canadian ‘psychometric testing’ company AptiQuant turns out to be bogus, after readers smell a rat".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113114846/https://www.theweek.co.uk/ |date=January 13, 2022 }} ''[[The First Post]]'', March 8, 2011.</ref> ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' wrote that "Too often, business analysts and statistics and insider rumors carry a similar currency in journalism. They often add just a thin sheen of detail and a slightly stronger claim to verification. Really, guys, it’s just a color PDF."<ref>Tim Carmody. [https://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/08/internet-explorer-users-have-lower-iqs-study-is-a-hoax-here-are-some-of-the-red-flags/ "'Internet Explorer Users Have Lower IQs' Study Is a Hoax: Here Are Some of the Red Flags".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501071256/http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/08/internet-explorer-users-have-lower-iqs-study-is-a-hoax-here-are-some-of-the-red-flags |date=May 1, 2012 }} ''[[WIRED]]'', March 8, 2011.</ref>
==List of news sources fooled by hoax==
* Dino Grandoni, ''[[The Atlantic Wire]]'' (July 29)<ref>Dino Grandoni. [http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/07/chart-what-your-web-browser-says-about-your-iq/40594/ "Chart: What Your Web Browser Says About Your IQ".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915024543/http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/07/chart-what-your-web-browser-says-about-your-iq/40594/ |date=September 15, 2011 }} ''[[The Atlantic Wire]]'', July 29, 2011.</ref>
* ''[[Business Standard]]'' (August 2)<ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/using-an-old-browser-may-indicate-low-iq-study/444561/ Using an old browser may indicate low IQ: Study "Using an old browser may indicate low IQ: Study".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014111804/http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/using-an-old-browser-may-indicate-low-iq-study/444561/ |date=October 14, 2012 }} ''[[Business Standard]]'', February 8, 2011.</ref>
* Ysolt Usigan, [[CBS News]] (August 1)<ref>Ysolt Usigan. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/internet-explorer-users-are-kind-of-stupid-says-study/ "Internet Explorer users "are kind of stupid," says study".]  ''[[CBS News]]'', January 8, 2011.</ref>
* Chris Matyszczyk, ''[[CNET]]'' (July 29)<ref>Chris Matyszczyk. [http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20085679-71/just-how-stupid-are-ie-users/ "Just how stupid are IE users?".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316115819/http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20085679-71/just-how-stupid-are-ie-users/ |date=March 16, 2012 }} ''[[CNET]]'', July 29, 2011.</ref>
* Doug Gross, ''[[CNN]]'' (July 29)<ref>Doug Gross. [http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/07/29/internet.explorer.dumb/ "Are Internet Explorer users dumb?".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025133324/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/07/29/internet.explorer.dumb/ |date=October 25, 2012 }} ''[[CNN]]'', July 29, 2011.</ref>
* Mark Huffman, ''[[ConsumerAffairs.com]]'' (August 1)<ref>Mark Huffman. [http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2011/08/survey-internet-explorer-users-less-intelligent.html "Survey: Internet Explorer Users Less Intelligent".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101172023/http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2011/08/survey-internet-explorer-users-less-intelligent.html |date=November 1, 2011 }} ''[[ConsumerAffairs.com]]'', 8/1/2011/</ref>
* ''[[CTV Television Network]]'' (July 30)<ref>[https://archive.today/20120730190918/http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20110730/internet-explorer-users-lower-iq-scores-110730/ "D'oh! Are Internet Explorer users dumb?".] ''[[CTV Television Network]]'', July 30, 2011.</ref>
* Tim Worstall, ''[[Forbes]]'' (July 29)<ref>Tim Worstall. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2011/07/31/internet-explorer-users-are-stupid/ "Internet Explorer Users Are Stupid".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803155720/http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2011/07/31/internet-explorer-users-are-stupid/ |date=August 3, 2016 }} ''[[Forbes]]'', July 29, 2011.</ref>
* [[Adrian Chen]], ''[[Gawker]]'' (August 1)<ref>Adrian Chen. [http://gawker.com/5826643/internet-explorer-users-are-objectively-stupid "Internet Explorer Users Are Objectively Stupid".] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026125649/http://gawker.com/5826643/internet-explorer-users-are-objectively-stupid |date=October 26, 2011 }} ''[[Gawker]]'', January 8, 2011.</ref>
* Jason O. Gilbert, ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' (August 1)<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/01/internet-explorer-users-dumber_n_914903.html "Internet Explorer Users Have Lower IQs Than Users Of Other Browsers, Survey Finds".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227005131/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/01/internet-explorer-users-dumber_n_914903.html |date=December 27, 2011 }} ''[[The Huffington Post]]'', January 8, 2011.</ref>
* ''[[The Independent]]'' (July 30)<ref>"Internet Explorer users have lower IQs: study". ''[[The Independent]]'', July 30, 2011.</ref>
* ''[[Indian Express]]'' (July 31)<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/internet-explorer-users-are-dumb-study/825076/ "Internet Explorer users are dumb: study".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113114849/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/internet-explorer-users-are-dumb-study/ |date=January 13, 2022 }} ''[[Indian Express]]'', July 31, 2011.</ref>
* Robert X. Cringely, ''[[InfoWorld]]'' (August 1)<ref>Robert X. Cringely. [http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/just-how-stupid-are-internet-explorer-users-168610 "Just how stupid are Internet Explorer users?".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103111611/http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/just-how-stupid-are-internet-explorer-users-168610 |date=November 3, 2011 }} ''[[InfoWorld]]'', January 8, 2011.</ref>
* Lawrence Latif, ''[[The Inquirer]]'' (July 29)<ref>Lawrence Latif. [https://web.archive.org/web/20111020235436/http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2098053/microsoft-internet-explorer-users-headed "Microsoft Internet Explorer users are thick headed".] ''[[The Inquirer]]'', July 29, 2011.</ref>
* ''[[International Business Times]]'' (July 29)<ref>[https://archive.today/20130126035858/http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/189422/20110729/internet-explorer-microsoft-aptiquant-firefox-iq-test-survey.htm "Internet Explorer Users Not as Smart, Survey Says".] ''[[International Business Times]]'', July 29, 2011</ref>
* Kevin Fogarty, ''[[IT World]]'' (August 1)<ref>Kevin Fogarty. [http://www.itworld.com/software/188477/did-study-show-ie-users-are-stupid-or-pollsters-who-did-it-are-fools "Did that study show IE users are stupid? Or that the pollsters who did it are fools?".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322012317/http://www.itworld.com/software/188477/did-study-show-ie-users-are-stupid-or-pollsters-who-did-it-are-fools |date=March 22, 2012 }} ''[[IT World]]'', January 8, 2011</ref>
* ''[[KGO-TV]]'' (July 29)<ref>[https://abc7news.com/archive/8279308/ "IE users not the brightest, says survey".]  ''[[KGO-TV]]'', July 29, 2011.</ref>
* Caroline Crouch. ''[[KNXV-TV]]'' (August 2)<ref>[http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/science_tech/new-study-says-the-web-browser-you-choose-to-use-could-say-a-lot-about-your-iq-WCPO1312308380164 "New study says the web browser you choose to use could say a lot about your IQ".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322003125/http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/science_tech/new-study-says-the-web-browser-you-choose-to-use-could-say-a-lot-about-your-iq-WCPO1312308380164 |date=March 22, 2012 }} ''[[KNXV-TV]]'', February 8, 2011.</ref>
* ''[[Mashable]]'' (July 29)<ref>Stan Schroeder. [http://mashable.com/2011/07/29/internet-explorer-iq/ "IE Users Have Lower IQ Than Users of Other Web Browsers &#91;STUDY&#93;".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804204039/http://mashable.com/2011/07/29/internet-explorer-iq/ |date=August 4, 2011 }} ''[[Mashable]]'', July 29, 2011.</ref>
* ''[[Muy Interesante]]'' (August 2)<ref>{{cite web|author=Elena Sanz|date=August 2, 2011|title=Dime qué navegador usas y te diré cómo de inteligente eres|url=http://www.muyinteresante.es/tecnologia/articulo/dime-que-navegador-usas-y-te-dire-como-de-inteligente-eres|accessdate=November 26, 2013|website=MuyInteresante.es|language=Spanish|archive-date=November 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121063739/http://www.muyinteresante.es/tecnologia/articulo/dime-que-navegador-usas-y-te-dire-como-de-inteligente-eres|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Dan Amira, ''[[New York Magazine]]'' (July 29)<ref>Dan Amira. [http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/07/if_youre_reading_this_on_inter.html "If You’re Reading This On Internet Explorer, You’re Probably Dumb".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009135802/http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/07/if_youre_reading_this_on_inter.html |date=October 9, 2011 }} ''[[New York Magazine]]'', July 29, 2011.</ref>
* Kevin Spak, ''[[Newser]]'' (July 29)<ref>Kevin Spak. [http://www.newser.com/story/124664/study-ie-users-have-lower-iqs.html "Study: IE Users Have Lower IQs".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804170337/http://www.newser.com/story/124664/study-ie-users-have-lower-iqs.html |date=August 4, 2011 }} ''[[Newser]]'', July 29, 2011.</ref>
* Eyder Peralta. ''[[NPR]]'' (August 2)<ref name=npr>Eyder Peralta. [https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/08/03/138924233/study-suggests-internet-explorer-users-are-um-kind-of-slow "Study Suggests Internet Explorer Users Are, Um, Kind Of Slow".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426171409/http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/08/03/138924233/study-suggests-internet-explorer-users-are-um-kind-of-slow |date=April 26, 2015 }} ''[[NPR]]'', February 8, 2011.</ref>
* David Murphy, ''[[PC Magazine]]'' (July 30)<ref>{{cite web |last=Murphy |first=David |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2389463,00.asp |title=Study: Dumb People Use Internet Explorer &#124; News & Opinion |publisher=PCMag.com |date=July 30, 2011 |accessdate=September 10, 2013 |archive-date=August 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830131454/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2389463,00.asp |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Rik Myslewski, ''[[The Register]]'' (July 29)<ref name=theregister>Rik Myslewski. [https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/29/aptiquant_iq_survey/ "It's official: IE users are dumb as a bag of hammers".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810171607/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/29/aptiquant_iq_survey/ |date=August 10, 2017 }} ''[[The Register]]'', July 29, 2010.</ref>
* Matt Rosoff, ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' (July 28)<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/07/28/businessinsider-study-internet-explorer-users-are-dumber-2011-7.DTL "STUDY: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber (MSFT, GOOG)".] ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' July 28, 2011.</ref>
* Nick Eaton, ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'' (July 29)<ref>[http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/2011/07/29/dumb-people-use-internet-explorer-survey-says/ "".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002212105/http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/2011/07/29/dumb-people-use-internet-explorer-survey-says/ |date=October 2, 2011 }} ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'', July 29, 2011.</ref>
* Jonathan Walczak, ''[[Seattle Weekly]]'' (July 29)<ref>Jonathan Walczak. [http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2011/07/use_internet_explorer_youre_pr.php "Use Internet Explorer? You're Probably Dumb, Study Says".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004142306/http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2011/07/use_internet_explorer_youre_pr.php |date=October 4, 2011 }} ''[[Seattle Weekly]]'', July 29, 2011.</ref>
* ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' (August 1)<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/8674678/Internet-Explorer-users-have-below-average-IQ.html "Internet Explorer users 'have below-average IQ'".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213135440/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/8674678/Internet-Explorer-users-have-below-average-IQ.html |date=December 13, 2017 }} ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', January 8, 2011.</ref>
* [[Times of India]] (July 30)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120923130943/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-30/computing/29832961_1_internet-explorer-ie6-firefox "IE users are dumb: Study".] ''[[Times of India]]'', July 30, 2011.</ref>
* Douglas Perry, ''[[Tom's Hardware]]'' (August 2)<ref>Douglas Perry. [http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ie-internet-explorer-use-dummies-firefox-chrome-opera-safari,13150.html "A New Study Suggests Internet Explorer is for Dummies".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113114933/https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ie-internet-explorer-use-dummies-firefox-chrome-opera-safari,13150.html |date=January 13, 2022 }} ''[[Tom's Hardware]]'', February 8, 2011.</ref>
* Sarah Deen, ''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]'' (August 1)<ref>Sarah Deen. [http://metro.co.uk/2011/08/01/google-chrome-opera-firefox-users-smarter-than-internet-explorer-users-98806/ "Google Chrome, Opera, Firefox users ‘smarter’ than Internet Explorer users".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208103344/http://metro.co.uk/2011/08/01/google-chrome-opera-firefox-users-smarter-than-internet-explorer-users-98806/ |date=December 8, 2015 }} ''[[Metro (British newspaper)]]'', January 8, 2011.</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=1qQC1KbiIv8UnkAY5VvPKDUm0MXi1DWK37-zj6JN54DYG5g8R9iT8ITV8pCz1&hl=en The study]
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