That account would have explained how made-up stuff needs to be read differently from factual stuff, why made-up stuff has effects on us that factual stuff does not, and what sort of practical work, if any, fiction might be doing in our lives.
It is not factual and does not present a representative picture of WWF," said a spokesman.
That there is a legal overlay to the factual question does not affect the role of the trier of fact.
Third, Ryan McMahon's purported confession that he had made false factual statements does not constitute evidence of falsity that is admissible against the enjoined parties.
Political messaging always simplifies policy realities, forces them into a moral, value-laden frame even if every single factual detail doesn't actually fit.
Since sharing factual data does not, alas, always change strongly-felt but erroneous views, what additional approaches do you think can work to help the general public and leaders make data-based decisions?
But representation is important and, no matter how stupid reality television, docu-reality and infotainment may seem (or as Ten calls it, "factual"), it does, after all, claim to represent reality.
However, this unusual juxtaposition of fiction and commentary (each story has a factual afterword) does deliver fascinating insights into the power of science to transform lives, albeit with sometimes undesirable consequences.
When I got to the point of quoting Robert Oppenheimer's famous line "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds," I couldn't remember exactly how it went, and so, heeding Stier's advice — "Details count; factual accuracy doesn't" — I made something up.
