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> my initial gut reaction to seeing any news headline with the word "Fact" in it has become to assume it has a political angle.

That's not a problem with the headline, it's a problem with your state of mind. There are actual facts at play here, and real experts with good intentions.

If you think the whole world is partisan politics and facts don't matter, good for you, but please don't pollute the information pool for the rest of us.

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You're being unfair to OP.

It's perfectly reasonable to respect facts, and question the motives of profit driven information outlets when they claim to broadcast them.

There's a lot of misinformation being spread.

Sure, but that’s not what he did. He literally saw the word “fact” and decided he didn’t like what was going to come next. That’s downright medieval.

I'm reading between the lines just a tad, but I think a more generous interpretation is that they noticed they have an unfortunately strong mental association between the following 2 things:

1. Online headline containing prominent usage of the word "fact" while also hinting at some sort of controversy

2. Misleading article, deceptive spin, bullshit, etc.

I don't think I have quite as strong an association, but I can definitely sympathize with this.

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