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”