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Which of the following are characteristics of facts? Check all that apply.

accurate
objective
based on a person's ideas
subjective
can be shown to be true

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The correct answers are A) accurate. B) objective. E) can be shown to be true.

The following are characteristics of facts: accurate, objective, and can be shown to be true.

Facts must be accurate all the time. That is why they are called facts. So when writing a report or a story, facts are precise, objective, not biased because it can alter the truth. Being accurate, objective, and trustfully, people can trust that what they are reading is correct. For instance, in reporting news, facts are everything.

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