Alternative facts come from a lack of detail

Mickey Mellen
2 min readJun 23, 2022

“Alternative facts” are a real thing, at least to some degree. Here are two quick examples.

First is this image that has been shared around quite a bit:

The second are the facts that Chick-Fil-A is mathematically the fastest drive-thru restaurant, but they’re also mathematically the slowest drive-thru restaurant. Both are 100% factual, from the same study, but…

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Mickey Mellen

I’m a cofounder of @GreenMellen, and I’m into WordPress, blogging and seo. Love my two girls, gadgets, Google Earth, and I try to run when I can.