The nonpartisan “fact tank,” as the center describes itself, compiled 10 news statements for Americans to determine if they’re factual or opinion, and then compare their results with a ...

Without that level of continuing reinvestment, it won’t long be necessary to divide fact from opinion, because the latter will be all anybody can afford. More to Read .

Fact: The Dow was up yesterday. Faith: “Economic conditions will improve.” Opinion: “In 2011, the US market will show double digit gains.” I heard a fund manager recently say that the ...

Matters of fact and opinion. Then again, calling something an opinion need not mean an escape to the fairyland of wishful thinking. This too is not a knockout attack in an argument.

Story at a glance Knowing the difference between fact and opinion seems simple, but respondents in a survey published earlier this month were largely unable to correctly identify either. Two ...

From the time I was little I've heard the phrase that goes, "Give you my two cents worth." Kind of a simple way of saying, "This is what I believe" or "this is my opinion." People today don't have ...

When given a list of opinion statements, 44% of those in the 18 to 49 age group correctly identified the opinions, while only 26% of those aged 50 and older did so.

Determining whether a statement is a fact or opinion can make or break a defamation claim. Recently, two courts — the high court in Massachusetts and a federal district court in Virginia — dismissed ...

Story at a glance Knowing the difference between fact and opinion seems simple, but respondents in a survey published earlier this month were largely unable to correctly identify either. Two ...