[Jensson]

> The entire idea of a "fact" is flawed.

No, we have a lot of facts. Science is the art of creating models based on facts. Those models aren't facts however which is the misconception.

[marcosdumay]

I think what confuses people is that the data isn't the facts either. We derive data from the facts, and use the data to test models.

If you go read an empirical paper, there are plenty of facts there, all in a single section that details the experimental outcome. All the other sections are derived (conclusion, abstract) or invented (methodology).