This is a tweet composed by Donald Trump, in which he claims that climate change is not real. 

Finding a definition for the word “knowledge” is rather easy. According to the Oxford Dictionary, knowledge is “the information, understanding and skills that you gain through education or experience”. Defining what counts as knowledge, on the other hand, is trickier. 

In this tweet, Donald Trump states that climate change is not real, which is factually incorrect. Factual knowledge is the knowledge that can be evidenced by fact. Trump’s tweet is not factual as it is not based on evidence.  

Another question we have to ask in order to answer the main question is “does knowledge have to be factual?”. In my opinion, the answer to this question is no. Faith, for instance, is one of many other ways of knowing, that is not based on anything really except your own belief. Believing in God, for example, is not something everybody does. But for a person, who believes in God, God exists. And though this cannot be evidenced, it is a “fact” for the person, who believes that God is real. 

So, does Trump’s tweet count as knowledge? Yes, it does. This is because knowledge is information you gain through education. Making him think the way he thinks is probably because this is what he was taught. Furthermore, as explained above, knowledge does not have to be factual. Knowledge is rather a person’s own “fact”. 

In conclusion, Donald Trump’s tweet is knowledge and so is every other opinion, belief, fact and truth, etc. This is because there is always a reason for a person to think, what they think. This could be their education or their experiences. However, even though almost everything counts as knowledge, a knowledge that is not factual can potentially cause damage e.g., Donald Trump’s tweet about climate change not being real.  

I believe, knowledge is someone’s own truth or “fact” and is very much based on opinion as well as experiences. Moreover, there is no wrong knowledge as, considering the Oxford Dictionary’s definition of knowledge, which is “the information, understanding and skills that you gain through education or experience”, knowledge is simply what you personally experienced and therefore, everything you know is knowledge.