Cold, hard facts are the building blocks for considered and reasonable opinions in politics, media and law.
And there are no such things as "alternative facts"—facts are facts. Just because a falsity has been repeated many times by important people and their affiliates does not make it true.
We cannot expect the average citizen to have the skills of an academic researcher, journalist or judge in determining the veracity of an asserted statement. However, we can teach people some basic strategies before they mistake mere assertions for actual facts.
Does a basic internet search show these assertions have been confirmed by usually reliable sources—such as non-partisan mainstream news organizations, government websites and expert academics?
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