More than 60% of Brits want to re-join the EU with nearly the same number saying Britain was wrong to leave in the first place, a new poll shows.
    • doctorfinlayEnglish
      351·
      1 year ago

      Yep, reading facts gets in the way of good old fashioned jingoism!

      • Throwaway@lemm.eeEnglish
        641·
        1 year ago

        Thing is, not all facts are true. And once you think you’re being lied to, there’s little chance of being convinced otherwise.

          • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
            56·
            1 year ago

            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.

        • enkers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          271·
          1 year 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.

          • Throwaway@lemm.eeEnglish
            213·
            1 year ago

            Okay, to be pedantic, “not all things presented as fact are true”