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

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[–] 82 points 3 years ago* (11 children)

'true fact'.

  • Facts cannot be anything except for true.
  • Anyone who uses the two words 'true fact' together cannot be trusted because they know neither the meaning of the word 'true' or the word 'fact'.
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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Facts are just objective statements, which can be either true or false, but whichever they are it is objective and not dependant on the observer.

    I mean, it's a semantic argument, and semantics is subjective, but that's probably how the people who say 'true fact' are defining fact.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    No, a statement can be true or false. A fact is always true.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    That's why I clarified that the definition of any word, including the word fact, is subjective.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    No it’s not or we’ll bicker over every word and square could mean triangle. We have agreed upon word definitions. That’s part of a language.

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