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		nkrisc on Oct 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gamma radiation is produced in large tropical thun... > If you print "40 millions", and it turns out to be 39, you've lied That’s not what lying is. To tell a lie is to intentionally state as fact something you know to be false. Being wrong isn’t lying.

not2b on Oct 3, 2024 | [–]

The number is being reported accurately, but with only one digit of significance. Rounding 39 to 40 isn't lying and isn't deceitful.

lazide on Oct 3, 2024 | [–]

What about being so negligent in checking your facts that any reasonable person would know they’re wrong, but continuing forward anyway?

nkrisc on Oct 4, 2024 | [–]

Can’t really say based on only that.

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