Detective Joe Friday, iconic figure in the pioneering TV series Dragnet, exhorted potential witnesses to stick to the facts, sometimes cutting off their ramblings with a curt response like “Just the facts, Ma’am.” As we plunge precipitously down the rabbit hole pundits are labeling the “Post-truth Era,” we all need to be more aware of what actually constitutes a “fact” and appreciate that factual data are essential in any meaningful attempt to affirm our Seven UU Principles and to preserve the audacious experiment in self-governance known as the United States of America.