basic facts
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All of these are basic facts based on publicly available data.
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
But bots often fail to grasp basic facts, such as insisting that the ratio 1:100 simplifies to 1:25.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2026
Anyone with even a cursory understanding of the aircraft, or simply the ability to use Google and follow basic facts, could have arrived at that conclusion.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 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
