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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish32•11 months agoYep, reading facts gets in the way of good old fashioned jingoism!
minus-squareThrowawaylinkfedilinkEnglish-35•11 months agoThing is, not all facts are true. And once you think you’re being lied to, there’s little chance of being convinced otherwise.
minus-squareJackGreenEarthlinkfedilinkEnglish-1•11 months agoSomething someone claims as a fact could actually be a lie. Eg, “72% of statements people make on the internet are false” is false, but sounds like a fact to those unaware.
minus-squareenkerslinkEnglish26•11 months ago Thing is, not all facts are true. That seems to be contrary to the standard definition of “fact”. Perhaps you meant to say: People aren’t always right when they state something as fact.
minus-squareThrowawaylinkfedilinkEnglish-11•11 months agoOkay, to be pedantic, “not all things presented as fact are true”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•10 months agoWell that sure changes the message of your first comment…
Yep, reading facts gets in the way of good old fashioned jingoism!
Thing is, not all facts are true. And once you think you’re being lied to, there’s little chance of being convinced otherwise.
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Alternative facts!
Something someone claims as a fact could actually be a lie. Eg, “72% of statements people make on the internet are false” is false, but sounds like a fact to those unaware.
That seems to be contrary to the standard definition of “fact”. Perhaps you meant to say:
Okay, to be pedantic, “not all things presented as fact are true”
Well that sure changes the message of your first comment…