Factual statements Health care costs per person in the U.S. are the highest in the developed world President Barack Obama was born in the United States Immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally have some rights under the Constitution ISIS lost a significant portion of its territory in Iraq and Syria in 2017 Spending on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid make up the largest portion of the U.S. federal budget Opinion statements Democracy is the greatest form of government Increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour is essential for the health of the U.S. economy Abortion should be legal in most cases Immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally are a very big problem for the country today Government is almost always wasteful and inefficient

When Americans call a statement factual they overwhelmingly also think it is accurate; they tend to disagree with factual statements they incorrectly label as opinions

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