It's become a "thing" to declare that we are allowed to have our own opinions but not our own facts.

I disagree. Numbers are easily manipulated to prove our own point. 

Good news! Last year, Trea Turner led the National League in hitting! 

    And made outs 70% of the time!

Good news! Tariff income raised about a quarter of a trillion dollars last year!

    Which accounts for just a fraction of the federal government's total revenue.