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To reduce dependence on China, more of us need to work in factories (www.politico.eu)

submitted 1 year ago by BrikoX@vlemmy.net to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] Drusas@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Just FYI, a "factoid" is by definition not a fact but something that somebody believes to be a fact because it was printed. That definition is clearly changing over time as the English-speaking population as a whole forgets this, but it's not there yet.