Facts exist independently of individual opinions about them: the subjective element is how people choose to interpret, define & use them.
We were taught this when the internet was still comparatively new; before Wikipedia & social media, before Google had become what it is now.
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It wasn't part of the curriculum; it was something my school elected to teach us on its own recognisance. Something we badly need more of.
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Because now, online, when True Believer objectivists encounter fake news and propaganda to suit them? Now they think they have "facts", too.
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