CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 2 years 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 · 2 years agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareThrowaway@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoYou forget not everyone bothers with the news.
minus-squaredoctorfinlay@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoYep, reading facts gets in the way of good old fashioned jingoism!
minus-squareThrowaway@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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.
You forget not everyone bothers with the news.
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.