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[[File:Shit could be worse.jpg|thumb|[http://www.earthexplodes.com/comics/200/ Shit could be worse].]]
[[File:FactCat.png|thumb|If FactCat says it, then it are a fact.]]
[[File:Wikipedia cat.jpg|thumb|FactCat knows it because FactCat edited the Wikipedia article on it.]]
[[File:Scissors Beat Paper.jpg|thumb|right|A Fact provided by [[Winston Churchill]]]]


Before saying that an [[opinion]] is a fact please consult the following source and consider it's message before using phrases like "it's a fact" as an order to us for subscribing to your opinions.
A highfalutin' term for making shit up. Throwing one of those around could land yourself in [[Internet court]]. Before saying that an [[opinion]] is a fact please consult the following source and consider it's message before using phrases like "it's a fact" as an order to us for subscribing to your opinions. This sentence = not fact, just opinion, lulz points deducted.[http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/factsopinions/] It would do well to remind [[Ediots|internet pundits]] the difference between a [[bullshit|fact]] and an [[lulz|opinion]].
[http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/factsopinions/]


A '''fact''' is a piece of text pasted from a [[Wikipedia]] article.<sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Citation needed|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> [[100 years ago|In the past]] a fact was something that could be objectively verified as real, according to the standards of proof demanded by [[tl;dr|logical positivism]] and [[Richard Dawkins|scientific realism]]. The invention of The Internet made the external justification of [[opinion|facts]] using peer-reviewed research and education irrelevant, replacing them with [[Google|a plethora of reliable, electronic means of verification]].<br/><br/>For a list of facts, see the article on [[common knowledge]].
A '''fact''' is a piece of text pasted from a [[Wikipedia]] article.<sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Citation needed|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> [[100 years ago|In the past]] a fact was something that could be objectively verified as real, according to the standards of proof demanded by [[tl;dr|logical positivism]] and [[Richard Dawkins|scientific realism]]. The invention of The Internet made the external justification of [[opinion|facts]] using peer-reviewed research and education irrelevant, replacing them with [[Google|a plethora of reliable, electronic means of verification]]. For a list of facts, see the article on [[common knowledge]].


==Factual Inaccuracy==
==Factual Inaccuracy==
[[Image:Police.gif|thumb|right|Damn it, you set off the alarm!]]
[[Image:lolzors.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tori Sue Heck|Fact: She's a fatass.]]]]
[[Image:FactCat.png|thumb|right|If FactCat says it are a fact, it are a fact.]]
A highfalutin' term for making shit up. Throwing one of those around could land yourself in [[Internet court]].


=== How to Identify Factual Inaccuracies ===
=== How to Identify Factual Inaccuracies ===
Any statement that:
Any statement that:
*Begins with: "Studies show"
*Begins with: "Studies show"
*Begins with: "My fellow Americans"
*Begins with: "My fellow Americans"
*Begins with: "Some say/Some have stated"
*Begins with: "My client is clearly"
*Begins with: "My client is clearly"
*Begins with: "I was talkin with my girlfriend/buttbuddy(moar likely)/rapist(even moar likely)"
*Begins with: "I'm [[not]] a ([[racist]], [[sexist]], [[homophobe]], [[ianal|lawyer]], doctor, nigger, [[Scientologist]] etc.), '''but...'''" (See also: [[dubious disclaimer]])
*Begins with: "I'm [[not]] a ([[racist]], [[sexist]], [[homophobe]], [[ianal|lawyer]], doctor, nigger, [[Scientologist]] etc.), '''but...'''" (See also: [[dubious disclaimer]])
*Begins with or contains the phrase: "It's obvious that"
*Begins with or contains the phrase: "It's obvious that"
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*Begins with: "The state of the union is strong..."
*Begins with: "The state of the union is strong..."
*Begins with: "In the bible" or "It says in the bible"
*Begins with: "In the bible" or "It says in the bible"
*Anytime [[Nick Simmons]] says, "My dad, [[Gene Simmons]] says..."
*Has a woman saying that she didn't want to be [[raped]].
*Has a woman saying that she didn't want to be [[raped]].
*Any woman using the word [[Rape|"No"]].  Everyone knows they mean yes.
*Has the words, "[[My Little Pony]]" anywhere in the response from an autistic piece of shit, such as how many of them claim to have learned empathy from the show.
*Is on [[Tara Strong|Tara Strong's]] Twitter account.
*Ends with the phrase: "It's true, they tested it on [[Mythbusters]]."
*Ends with the phrase: "It's true, they tested it on [[Mythbusters]]."
*Ends with the phrase: "[[Lie|True story]]." For black persons, synonyms are "Chunk", "On God", "Real Talk", or "On my Momma/bird/dead [insert family member]."
*Ends with the phrase: "[[Lie|True story]]." For [[Niggers|black persons]], synonyms are "Chunk", "On God", "Real Talk", or "On my Momma/bird/dead [insert family member]."
*Is taught at an educational establishment.
*Is taught at an educational establishment.
*Appears outside of [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]].
*Is taught by Jews.
 
*Says that it is "[[Neutralfag|Neutral]]".
*Appears in a movie based on a "[[True story]]".
*Appears in anything [[animated]].
*Anything to do with [[Japan]]/[[Anime]].
*Appears inside of [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]].
*Appears inside of [[Urban Dictionary]].
 
===List of People who Rely on Factual Inaccuracies===
===List of People who Rely on Factual Inaccuracies===
*[[Old media]]
*[[Old media]]
*[[New media]]
*[[New media]]
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*[[Jack Thompson]]
*[[Jack Thompson]]
*[[Sarah Palin]]
*[[Sarah Palin]]
*[[VenomFangX]]
*[[NephilimFree]]
*[[Chris Crocker]]
*[[Atheists]]
*[[Atheists]]
*[[Jews]]
*[[Jews]]
*[[Pat Condell]]
*[[Otherkin]]
*[[Otherkin]]
*[[Social Justice Warriors]] especially [[feminism|feminists]]
*[[Conservapedia|Andy Schafly]]
*[[Conservapedia|Andy Schafly]]
*[[Muslims]] and other Sandniggers like [[hindu]]
*[[Muslims]] and other Sandniggers like [[hindu]]
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*[[Scientists]]
*[[Scientists]]
*[[Terrorists]]
*[[Terrorists]]
*[[Nazis]]
*[[Lawyers]]
*[[Lawyers]]
*[[/b/]]- It's even on the page header, tards.
*[[Men's Rights Activist|Men's Rights Activists]]
*[[YOU|Pretty much everyone]]
*[[B/|/b/]]- It's even on the page header, tards.
*[[YOU|Pretty much everyone who uses the internet]]
*[[Black People]]
*[[White People]], usually [[KKK|racist]]
*[[Christian furries]]
 
==Facts==
 
=== Causality ===
 
Within time and space, every effect has a cause. And the effect can act as the condition that causes a subsequent effect. A story is born; lulz are had! Example:
 
{{center|
<gallery>
File:Fuckinloveyoubitch.jpg|Cause &rarr;
File:Mouth Rape.gif|Effect &rarr;
File:Shedoesnotlikecock.jpg|Cause &rarr;
File:Interracial_49bea739e28ac.jpg|Effect &rarr;
File:Wikipediababy.jpg|Cause &rarr;
File:Childkiller.jpg|Effect &rarr;
File:Vagina squeeze.gif|Cause &rarr;
File:Birthlol.jpg|Effect &rarr; ''ad infinitum''
</gallery>
}}


== List of people who have never told a lie ==
== List of people who have never told a lie ==
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*[[Hugh Jidette]]
*[[Hugh Jidette]]
*[[Michael Moore]]
*[[Michael Moore]]
*[[Ron Paul]]
*<strike>[[Bill Clinton]] He didn't had sexual relations with that woman.</strike> Oh wait, he did.
*<strike>[[George Washington]]</strike> <strike>HAHAHA DISREGARD THAT, I SUCK COCKS</strike> Disregard that disregarding.
*<s>[[Chris Chan]] He's always true and honest</s> The fucking retard cant even admit that he's fat when his digital scale says error after rolling past 350.  That's stones, not pounds or kilos.


===Examples of Factual Inaccuracies as a Drama-Generating Technique===
===Examples of Factual Inaccuracies as a Drama-Generating Technique===
*In {{ljcomm|user=israeli}}: "Studies show that 3/4 of all [[Jews]] have small [[penis]]es."
*In {{ljcomm|user=israeli}}: "Studies show that 3/4 of all [[Jews]] have small [[penis]]es."
*In {{ljcomm|user=amipregnant}}: "Everyone knows you can't get pregnant on a Thursday."
*In {{ljcomm|user=amipregnant}}: "Everyone knows you can't get pregnant on a Thursday."
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===Factual Inaccuracies and ED===
===Factual Inaccuracies and ED===
To improve the general quality and [[Good Joke:Word Count Ratio]] of [[ED]], try to include as many factual inaccuracies as possible in your article. Ensure they are blatantly absurd, but act as though you -the writer- think it is 100% correct. Bonus points for double entendres, puns, or witty cultural mis-allusions, but minus points for misspellings.
 
*[[dongs|Encyclopedia Dramatica Gold Stars]] are awarded to inaccuracies that generate drama from people arguing over its factuality (or lack thereof).
Simply put, [[99.9%|most]] of the articles on ED are the truth. Don't believe it? Well then search up that [[special:random|topic]] in another [[google|source]], and watch as [[seriously|ED was right the whole time]].
 
*[[dongs|Encyclopedia Dramatica Gold Stars]] are awarded to articles that cause the largest number of [[crybaby|crybabies]] to become [[butthurt]] because they can't handle the truth or the truth that they've tried to hide is revealed on ED.


===Example of a Fact Often Mistaken for an [[Opinion]]===
===Example of a Fact Often Mistaken for an [[Opinion]]===
*[[Jews did WTC]]
*[[Jews did WTC]]
*[[ED]]
*[[ED]]
*[[The_Cancer|The Cancer]]
*Duct tape is the solution to everything
*[[Autism]] is Latin for badly in need of an ass whooping.
*All [[Women]], even [[your mom]] are [[Whore|whores]].
*[[Money|Cash]] is king.


===Example of an Opinion Often Mistaken for a Fact===
===Example of an Opinion Often Mistaken for a Fact===
*[[Holocaust]]
*[[Holocaust]]
*[[Religion]]
*[[Religion]]
*[[Asperger's]]
*[[Asperger's]]
*[[Wikipedia]]
*[[Your Mom]] when she says you're good looking or smart.
*[[Philosophizer]]


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Strawman]]
*[[Strawman]]
*[[Truth]]
 
*[[Philosophizer]]
 
*[[Nuclear War]]
 
 
{{truth}}
{{truth}}
{{Timeline|Featured article November 3, [[2005]]|[[LJ killers]]|[[{{PAGENAME}}]]|[[16 year old girl]]}}
{{Timeline|Featured article November 3, [[2005]]|[[LJ killers]]|[[{{PAGENAME}}]]|[[16 year old girl]]}}


[[Category: Drama-generating techniques]]
[[Category:Drama-generating techniques]]
[[Category: Wikis Suck]]
[[Category:Wikis Suck]]

Latest revision as of 20:43, 14 December 2023

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Fact
is part of a series on
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[With Liberty and Drama for All]

Shit could be worse.
If FactCat says it, then it are a fact.
FactCat knows it because FactCat edited the Wikipedia article on it.
A Fact provided by Winston Churchill

A highfalutin' term for making shit up. Throwing one of those around could land yourself in Internet court. Before saying that an opinion is a fact please consult the following source and consider it's message before using phrases like "it's a fact" as an order to us for subscribing to your opinions. This sentence = not fact, just opinion, lulz points deducted.[1] It would do well to remind internet pundits the difference between a fact and an opinion.

A fact is a piece of text pasted from a Wikipedia article.[citation needed] In the past a fact was something that could be objectively verified as real, according to the standards of proof demanded by logical positivism and scientific realism. The invention of The Internet made the external justification of facts using peer-reviewed research and education irrelevant, replacing them with a plethora of reliable, electronic means of verification. For a list of facts, see the article on common knowledge.

Factual Inaccuracy

How to Identify Factual Inaccuracies

Any statement that:

  • Begins with: "Studies show"
  • Begins with: "My fellow Americans"
  • Begins with: "Some say/Some have stated"
  • Begins with: "My client is clearly"
  • Begins with: "I was talkin with my girlfriend/buttbuddy(moar likely)/rapist(even moar likely)"
  • Begins with: "I'm not a (racist, sexist, homophobe, lawyer, doctor, nigger, Scientologist etc.), but..." (See also: dubious disclaimer)
  • Begins with or contains the phrase: "It's obvious that"
  • Begins with: "Trust me I know"
  • Begins with: "At the end of the day..."
  • Begins with: "The state of the union is strong..."
  • Begins with: "In the bible" or "It says in the bible"
  • Anytime Nick Simmons says, "My dad, Gene Simmons says..."
  • Has a woman saying that she didn't want to be raped.
  • Any woman using the word "No". Everyone knows they mean yes.
  • Has the words, "My Little Pony" anywhere in the response from an autistic piece of shit, such as how many of them claim to have learned empathy from the show.
  • Is on Tara Strong's Twitter account.
  • Ends with the phrase: "It's true, they tested it on Mythbusters."
  • Ends with the phrase: "True story." For black persons, synonyms are "Chunk", "On God", "Real Talk", or "On my Momma/bird/dead [insert family member]."
  • Is taught at an educational establishment.
  • Is taught by Jews.
  • Says that it is "Neutral".
  • Appears in a movie based on a "True story".
  • Appears in anything animated.
  • Anything to do with Japan/Anime.
  • Appears inside of Encyclopedia Dramatica.
  • Appears inside of Urban Dictionary.

List of People who Rely on Factual Inaccuracies

Facts

Causality

Within time and space, every effect has a cause. And the effect can act as the condition that causes a subsequent effect. A story is born; lulz are had! Example:

  • Cause →
    Cause →
  • Effect →
    Effect →
  • Cause →
    Cause →
  • Effect →
    Effect →
  • Cause →
    Cause →
  • Effect →
    Effect →
  • Cause →
    Cause →
  • Effect → ad infinitum
    Effect → ad infinitum

List of people who have never told a lie

Examples of Factual Inaccuracies as a Drama-Generating Technique

Factual Inaccuracies and ED

Simply put, most of the articles on ED are the truth. Don't believe it? Well then search up that topic in another source, and watch as ED was right the whole time.

Example of a Fact Often Mistaken for an Opinion

Example of an Opinion Often Mistaken for a Fact

See Also


Fact is part of a series on

Truth

Visit the Truth Portal for complete coverage.

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