[xyzzy123]

If we take a contested issue like the origins of COVID-19, the facts are detailed, complex, contradictory and ambiguous. They also don't make narrative sense without some degree of interpretation.

Interpretations of complex webs of facts often diverge along tribal lines and bias can easily leak through when editors need to decide which interpretations are authoritative.

[DarkBrocoli]

By definition, facts cannot be contradictory or ambiguous. Otherwise, they are not facts.