And in 2018, a Pew Research study found that only 26% of Americans could reliably distinguish fact from opinion in written text. Among 15-year-olds globally, that number drops to just 14%.
Ask the outraged masses, commenting on opinion pieces here or on reddit as if they’re actual policy. Truth isn’t the point, anger is, and opinions generate a lot more than fact does.
How is this even possible?
I have no idea /s
Ask the outraged masses, commenting on opinion pieces here or on reddit as if they’re actual policy. Truth isn’t the point, anger is, and opinions generate a lot more than fact does.