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My understanding of the original question posed is how does one distinguish between truth and speculation when presented with information about Bigfoot. That was what my initial post was based upon. Facts are going to vary from individual to individual. Not all facts are going to be possible to prove, especially without direct observation at a given moment. Facts are also going to be based on an individual's perspective, and while one fact may apply to an individual Bigfoot or encounter with one, that doesn't mean it is a fact that can be given to all Bigfoot in every situation. Now add to the equation that the Bigfoot community is comprised of all different types of people. Let's face it, not all of those people are honest. Some have motives, some have psychological problems, some are dealing with social issues and looking for a place where they can feel important or superior. In other words, some facts can be made up. Even if they have numerous people claiming to have experienced or observed them. Others mix actual true facts with made up ones as well. Why, I don't know. It can be extremely difficult to distinguish between who is telling the truth, and who is not. For instance, I can present you with the fact: There is a lighter on my desk. Is it a fact, or did I make it up? How could I prove it to be a fact? You could ask for a photo, but I in turn could say I don't have a camera, or that the lighter is no longer on the desk. I could also provide you with a photo, but how do you know it's even my desk? Maybe I just grabbed a photo of a lighter sitting on a desk off the internet. The only way you could know for sure would be to come here yourself and see the lighter on my desk. Does that make it any less of a fact though? Let's say you do accept my word on it and consider it a fact, which by the way, it is. Does that mean there is a lighter on every desk? Of course not. Does that mean there is always a lighter on my desk? Nope. What if someone else hears about me having a lighter on my desk, so now they start telling people they have a lighter on their desk too? Just because mine was a fact, doesn't mean theirs was as well. See, while the internet has opened new doors for all of us to communicate and share information about Bigfoot, it has also made it extremely easy for people to gather enough information where they can in turn lie about having encounters themselves. Before I lose everyone in my babbling, the point I'm getting at is this is where gray areas start to form. Facts start becoming obscured between what is factual about Bigfoot itself, and what is factual in terms of observations made by individuals. So once again, the question was posed, how does one distinguish between fact and fiction. You can't. All you can do is get out there and collect facts based on your own observations. Even then, those facts will be limited to your own experiences.