About

FactsAndData.org joins the small group of independent information gatherers to present the most credible data available disproving the myths and absurd claims related to the most important issues facing the US and the world.  Its purpose is to serve as a reference, foster sharing (see social media links on the left of each page), and embolden individuals to raise their voices when confronted with falsehoods and deceit.  Here ideology meets reality.

Background

During a 35-year engineering career in the aerospace industry, the statement I most frequently heard or said was, “Show me the data.” Every change to an airplane, whether to reduce weight or improve passenger safety, was justified by data scrutinized by other experts. This facts and data approach is responsible for the remarkable improvement in passenger safety and aircraft fuel burn during the past half-century. Air travel is the safest mode of transport by a large margin, even after including the multiple 737max crashes, while the fuel economy of the latest large aircraft entering the marketplace now exceeds 100 passenger miles per gallon for maximum passenger densities.

Public policy has taken the opposite path with data-based facts being replaced with ideology leading to disastrous consequences for individuals, society, and the environment. With virtue-signaling replacing getting results, or evidenced-based analysis, the most bizarre and destructive ideas are continually pushed by news outlets dependent on appealing to groupthink for their survival or due to directives from ownership lacking journalistic integrity.

Amid the prevalent censorship of information that contradicts favored narratives of mainstream and social media giants, often directed by the US government, independent truth seekers rely on individuals who remain unwaveringly focused on reporting objective facts and data relevant to critical issues. Enter FactsAndData.org, one person’s effort to confront the wave of absurdity that has swept the globe.

The Greatest Enemy of Truth

More than half a century ago US President John F. Kennedy identified the greatest enemy to truth, which is out-of-control in today’s hyper-partisan driven world. Kennedy would be unique in today’s political environment admitting and taking full responsibility for his mistakes, such as launching the Bay of Pigs fiasco.

Key Features of FactsAndData.org

Frank and Straightforward

Political correctness has been used to censor discussion over the most absurd beliefs which fall like a house of cards by an honest review of the most credible facts and data. FactsAndData.org is more concerned about presenting facts and data than not offending group thought. It calls out the damage to individuals and society from ideological thinking with no concern for political partisanship or name-calling by those lacking data to support their viewpoints.

Analytical Rigor

Many fact-checker website articles are written by journalists primarily relying on statements from “experts,” often with biased views.  FactsAndData.org results are based on the analysis of the raw data by a scientist/engineer.

Transparency

Most people have personal and political views and backgrounds that increase or decrease the credibility of their interpretation of available data. FactsAndData.org reveals pertinent background information when appropriate.  

Raw Data

The truth about every issue in life, from buying the best car with your money to having the most realistic policy for de-carbonizing, is in the raw data. FactsAndData.org presents the verifiable raw data proving or disproving claims made regarding the major issues of our day, in an easy-to-understand format.   

Documentation

Sources for the raw data are documented for each chart.  

Concise

FactsAndData.org presents key data on the issues in a chart form for those lacking the time or interest to read lengthy articles. Fortunately, truth is usually simple to understand, while lies often involve complex stories.  

Facts vs. Opinions

Being able to differentiate between facts and opinions is the starting point for training your mind to think critically.

Rational thought and thinking have been replaced by stories designed to sell a narrative rather than reveal truth.

A common factor among regions characterized by elevated taxes, subpar services, and unfavorable living conditions is the absence of comprehensive cost-benefit analysis. In these instances, decision-making is propelled by an open-ended fallacy that fails to take into account the broader implications and outcomes.

Idiocy for Ideology

Nothing helps ideological idiocy thrive more than an echo chamber of arrogant ignorance.  The internet seems to have made it worse with confirmation bias a mere mouse click away.   

Idiocy rules when smart people are afraid to call out stupidity under peer pressure. This tendency has reached the richest and smartest people in the world, such as Microsoft founder Bill Gates. During a TED Talk devoted to his company Terra Power’s nuclear reactor design, he called out the stupidity of rooftop solar (due to its unreliability and environmental cost.)   It requires 100% backup, usually with natural gas, and entails a massive amount of mining waste relative to the unreliable power it produces. Years later, in a book he authored, Gates pandered to the solar lobby claiming that rooftop solar was now an important part of the solution to climate change. FactsAndData.org doesn’t pander to anyone, instead providing hard data on how, “it works,” in Germany. 

The Death of Objective News Media

Differences in reporting of the Joe Biden run for the presidency over 33 years provide a startling image of the loss of journalistic integrity in the US. Biden’s propensity to lie was caught by the Washington Post, a distinguished newspaper at the time, which has since turned into a propaganda arm for the Democratic Party.