A recent study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looked at how well Americans can differentiate between fact and opinion. As part of the study, researchers asked more than 2,000 adults ...

Fact-check claims using reliable sources. Learn how to tell the difference between facts and opinions in this fun and informative video! Using a real-life example about voting ballots in Michigan, ...

If a statement concerns facts, it will pass one of the following three tests of truthful information: 1. Can it be observed? Example: Last Saturday, it rained all day. 2. Has it been established by ...

It's not always easy to spot the difference between facts and opinion. Even though objectivity is seen as the gold standard for news coverage, OpEds and commentary have been part of the news landscape ...

This research was conducted in part thanks to the generous support of the UCLA Anderson Morrison Center for Marketing and Data Analytics. In public discourse, we spend a great deal of collective ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Wealth Preservation in its legal permutations It has long been held that an opinion cannot be defamatory. To be defamatory ...