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What's a true fact that is so misleading it's borderline misinformation? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by 6mementomori@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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What would be some fact that, while true, could be told in a context or way that is misinfomating or make the other person draw incorrect conclusions?

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[–] Firefly7@lemmy.blahaj.zone 87 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Dihydrogen Monoxide, commonly used in laundry detergent and other cleaning supplies, is also present in Subway sandwiches

[–] frap129@lemmy.maples.dev 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

FACT: 100% of people that consume Dihydrogen Monoxide die.

[–] __forward__@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wrong, a mortality of 94.5% has been shown not even close to 100%.

[–] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One could say that people who haven't died yet don't have a cause of death yet so they can't be counted.

[–] __forward__@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe we can agree on "100% of people who died consumed dihydrogen monoxide beforehand".

[–] Ilikecheese@vlemmy.net 7 points 1 year ago

Except for the ones that didn’t.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Please show me the data showing the data on pre-1900s populations proving that 100% of them consumed dihydrogen monoxide. You can't do it.

[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago

It can even be found in unborn babies!

[–] madmaurice@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They even put it into the water supply.

[–] swnt@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Evil!!

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago

Everyone who has died has ingested dihydrogen monoxide.