fact from fiction
idiom
: truth from falsehood
It can sometimes be hard to separate fact from fiction in this controversy.
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The new Lifetime movie, which was seemingly inspired by the adoption story of Natalia Grace, premieres June 22 and PEOPLE has an exclusive look at the trailer
Betsy Brandt is struggling to decipher fact from fiction in the upcoming Lifetime movie, The Bad Orphan.
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Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
Blanco has become such a mythic figure that the line separating fact from fiction soon becomes extremely murky.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2024
In a demo at an Army conference just days after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, company executives described how their tech separates fact from fiction in the flood of online information from the Middle East.
—Frank Bajak, Fortune, 23 May 2024
Similarly, financial professionals – particularly personal financial advisors and 401(k) plan advisors – should be vigilant and proactive in separating fact from fiction.
—Brian Menickella, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The New Look takes a rather sympathetic view of Chanel’s actions (for an altogether different one, read Hal Vaughan’s damning book Sleeping with the Enemy: Coco Chanel’s Secret War), and while the series is based on actual events, separating fact from fiction in this case is no easy task.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
One of the most important of these is the ability to tell fact from fiction.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
In part three, Matt and Jag had to separate fact from fiction in statements from and about their castmates.
—EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
Evon has spent his career deciphering fact from fiction on social media.
—Tom Hanson, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2023
Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
Blanco has become such a mythic figure that the line separating fact from fiction soon becomes extremely murky.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2024
In a demo at an Army conference just days after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, company executives described how their tech separates fact from fiction in the flood of online information from the Middle East.
—Frank Bajak, Fortune, 23 May 2024
Similarly, financial professionals – particularly personal financial advisors and 401(k) plan advisors – should be vigilant and proactive in separating fact from fiction.
—Brian Menickella, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The New Look takes a rather sympathetic view of Chanel’s actions (for an altogether different one, read Hal Vaughan’s damning book Sleeping with the Enemy: Coco Chanel’s Secret War), and while the series is based on actual events, separating fact from fiction in this case is no easy task.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
One of the most important of these is the ability to tell fact from fiction.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
In part three, Matt and Jag had to separate fact from fiction in statements from and about their castmates.
—EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
Evon has spent his career deciphering fact from fiction on social media.
—Tom Hanson, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2023
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