I have always liked facts, especially random, scientific bits of information like: the speed of light is over 186,000 miles per second. “It is actually 186,282.397 miles per second, but 186,000 miles per second is close enough for a trip to the grocery store. Denver is 5280 feet high, although I have not measured it to the second story of my daughter’s house. I have always liked keeping those facts in my head. Now, however, the dullest student can punch information into their cell phones and have the facts instantly. With so much information floating around, how does a student know what information is really significant? Is there real evidence for an internet “fact”, like the scientific measurement of the speed of light or the U.S. geological survey of the elevation of Denver? We need to be able to evaluate the information we receive. If an advertiser claims, “our light bulbs increase the speed of light.” We are right to be dismissive. If someone claims Indianapolis is located higher than Denver because they like Indianapolis but despise Denver, we know that that opinion is contrary to fact. Facts should be more than opinion; they should be based on real evidence that can be verified. Not all important things can be factually verified, for example certainly love can’t be, but where we can we should let the facts speak for themselves.