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		dbbk on May 27, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platf... Calling it a fact check implies that there are facts. Facts are real things, they are not up for debate.

robertlagrant on May 27, 2020 [–]

This is silly. Everyone knows there are facts. What you're replying to assumes this already.

shadowgovt on May 27, 2020 | [–]

> Everyone knows there are facts.

The notion of "post-truth politics" is one of the major issues of the day. "Everyone knows there are facts" is not actually a given in modern discourse.

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