Americans struggle to tell the difference between fact and opinion: Study

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9. The 12 statements

1. Immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally have some rights under the Constitution
2. ISIS lost a significant portion of its territory in Iraq and Syria in 2017.
3. President Barack Obama was born in the United States.
4. Health care costs per person in the U.S. are the highest in the developed world.
5. Spending on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid make up the largest portion of the U.S. federal budget.
6. The Earth is between 5,000 and 10,000 years old.
7. Immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally are a very big problem for the country today.
8. Abortion should be legal in most cases.
9. Increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour is essential for the health of the U.S. economy.
10. Government is almost always wasteful and inefficient.
11. Democracy is the greatest form of government.
12. Diversity helps make America great.

Correct Answers--The first six are statements of fact (whether or not they're true); the latter 6 are statements of opinion.

https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/fact-opinion-differentiation/