Lies sound like facts to those who've been conditioned to mis-recognize the truth.

Facts are threatening to those invested in fraud.

Truth is hard, propaganda is cheap.

If lies are more comforting to you than facts, you need to get out of your comfort zone.

Truth is not determined by the number of people telling it or willing to admit to it.

We must speak truth to power and confront ignorance with facts.

When you've grown up mis-educated, surrounded by fear and hate, unaware of your privilege, lies can sound like the truth.

We must acknowledge and take responsibility for the conflicts we have helped to create, and act to create real change. That, after all, is the true hallmark of democracy--a commitment to justice, honest self-appraisal, and action--even when it means challenging ourselves and the political institutions we hold most dear.

If you'd combat bigotry, use honest language and call things out for what they really are.