Both Sinergia and ACE have acknowledged that the 354 piglets spared per dollar metric is wrong.[1] However, Sinergia continues to deceive donors by advertising this metric.[2] This is not a mistake — this is fraud.[3]
ACE is promoting a fraudulent charity.[4]
Effective altruists dedicate their lives to making the world a better place. We deserve better.
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ACE Post - See "Issue 3"
Sinergia Post 1 - See "Female Piglets Surgical Castration"
Sinergia Post 2 - See "Sinergia reviewed the spreadsheet "
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Legal Definition of Fraud - Note: A former U.S. Attorney’s Office lawyer with over 20 years of legal experience reviewed this situation, and concluded that Sinergia’s conduct constitutes unambiguous fraud under U.S. law.
I don't see where Sinergia acknowledged that? From the comment you linked, it sounds like they still believe it's a fair estimate.
Did you let Sinergia know their website still shows the old, incorrect estimate of 354 instead of the new, updated estimate of 285? What reason do you have to believe that staff at Sinergia have an intent to deceive? Is it possible they forgot to update their website or haven’t gotten around to it yet?