Asklemmy

asklemmy@lemmy.ml

55,372 readers

3,165 active

70 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy 🔍

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

Open-ended question
Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

Lemmyverse: community search
sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
!lemmy411@lemmy.ca: a community for finding communities

~~Icon~~ by ~~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~~

founded 7 years ago

moderators

What's a true fact that is so misleading it's borderline misinformation? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 years ago by 6mementomori@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

319 comments fedilink hide all child comments

What would be some fact that, while true, could be told in a context or way that is misinfomating or make the other person draw incorrect conclusions?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] RIPSync@reddthat.com 200 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Wearing your seatbelt increases your chances of dying from cancer.

permalink

fedilink

source

hideshow 6 child comments

[–] Holli25@slrpnk.net 25 points 3 years ago

This one is great! Made me think way too much

permalink

fedilink

source