basic facts
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From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
“We can’t agree on basic facts that are vital to our health and safety,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
When leaders and the public can’t even agree on basic facts, we lose the ability to solve important problems.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
Roberts, instead, pushed his own theories—and created his own supposed doctrine—even over the basic facts with which the case began.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
“My mom drove me nuts with her citizenship test. She doesn’t know even the basic facts, like each state has two senators.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
