know about the issue vs know the issue

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Know about the issue' implies having some level of knowledge or information regarding the issue, while 'know the issue' suggests a deeper understanding or familiarity with the specific details of the issue.

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know about the issue

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to having some level of knowledge or information regarding a particular issue.

Examples:

I know about the issue, but I'm not sure how to solve it.
She knows about the issue because she has been following the news closely.

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You're supposed to know about the erosion issue.
If we are going to reinvent the automobile today, rather than 100 years ago, knowing what we know about the issues associated with our product and about the technologies that exist today, what would we do?
Mr President, we already know about some of the issues that will be discussed at the forthcoming WTO negotiations: they are the so-called "left-overs" from Amsterdam.
Did your leader know about your issues with Wolverine?
Harvey, I know about your issues with infidelity, but -
Well, it turns out, since Dr. Parks reads the hospital blogs, she knows about your issues with low...
What do public health specialists and policy makers need to know about biosafety issues and practices in the EU?
My organization knows everything about gun issues.
Does your wife know about this performance-inhibiting issue?
Reminding me, what do you know about this whole Regent issue?
A lot of the issues involved are, as we know, issues about choice and payment, and this is therefore as much about social security as it is about health care.
However, the Community has made efforts to involve candidate countries in exchanging information and know-how about issues relating to health services.
! I don't think you know anything about my issues.
We now know more about this issue due to what has recently been written in the World Fisheries' Report, where it was stated that there are plans for both duties and special penalty taxes.
I expect even more from you, Mr Marín - you know so much about this issue and you have been open to dialogue with Morocco and the Polisario Front.
Finally, on the issue of better regulation raised by a number of my colleagues, it is no use whatsoever for the Commission to continue these excellent initiatives, if nobody knows about them.
What I know about this system is that we have been aware of the issue for about a year and a half and that initially the Polish agricultural administration responded very hesitantly and then decided on a change of strategy, which led to a considerable time delay.
One partner should know about the other.
Everyone knows about the proscription lists.
Only the farmers know about the worrying CAP plans.

Alternatives:

be aware of the issue
have knowledge about the issue
be informed about the issue
understand the issue to some extent
have some information about the issue

know the issue

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to having a deeper understanding or familiarity with the specific details of a particular issue.

Examples:

She knows the issue inside out and can provide valuable insights.
I know the issue well because I have been working on it for months.

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We don't want to know the issue.
I know the issue of 'snus' is a sensitive one for one Member State.
Yes, we know the issue has been raised ritually and periodically with the governments of both countries, but we have to do much more.
These six men are here because they know the issue of independence is being decided here tonight!
But I also think we have a chance to sort out questions on this, because we already know the issues.
We know the issues surrounding this area of media and communication will only increase and continue to haunt us.
For us it is not just the principle of involving the local partners - it actually makes good sense because they know the issues on the ground.
Mr Menéndez del Valle, who knows the issue well, is well aware of the mark made by Mr Netanyahu when he was Prime Minister, which the previous President of the Government was unable to do.
I know what the issue is here.
And we know that the issue is not just production of food.
I know that the issue of rural development is extremely important to the Commissioner.
I need to know why the issue wasn't stopped after Daniel called you.
I need to know why the issue wasn't stopped after Daniel called you.
I do not know why the issue is being raised again now.
Consumers and farmers treat green genetic engineering here with suspicion because they do not know what the issues are.
I know that the issue interests you and I thank you for supporting this project.
As you know, the issue is very complex and concerns some seven hundred people working in more than 25 Italian universities.
As we all know, the issue of the social and environmental criteria has been much to the fore in this debate.
As you all know, the issues of nuclear power and human rights greatly limit the scope of our activities in Iran.
Do you know what the issues were between Dillon and his father?

Alternatives:

understand the issue
be familiar with the issue
have a good grasp of the issue
be well-versed in the issue
have a deep understanding of the issue

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