Which of the following are characteristics of facts? Check all that apply.

1-accurate

2-objective

3-based on a person's ideas

4-subjective

5-can be shown to be true

Accurate, objective, can be shown to be true are characteristics of facts.

1-accurate

2-objective

5-can be shown to be true

Explanation:

A piece of information becomes fact when it is true and something that is real and can be proved. It is objective reality which the researchers can prove its existence. Some phenomenon which has been experienced and tried by someone to be shown true.

A fact is authentic and can be relied upon. Facts have different areas like, scientific fact, educational fact, entertainment fact, cosmological fact etc. Therefore, three characteristics of facts will be Accurate, Objective, and can be shown to be true.