CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agoSix in ten people want UK to re-join the European Unionomnisis.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSix in ten people want UK to re-join the European Unionomnisis.co.ukCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squaredoctorfinlay@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoYep, reading facts gets in the way of good old fashioned jingoism!
minus-squareThrowaway@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year 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-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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.
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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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.