the fact is/remains

idiom

—used to stress that a statement is true and that its truth is not affected or changed by a previous statement

He may not have meant it, but the fact remains that he committed a crime.

The company has struggled recently, but the fact is that they are still making a profit.

Examples of the fact is/remains in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So, the fact is that Bumpy can run his course as a character, depending on Forest and depending on the appetite of the network. —Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025

But the fact is, the Padres are 18-6 with Arraez in the starting lineup and 1-5 without him. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025

Like it or not, the fact is that Haliburton received more votes than any other player from the 90 players who took part in that question (13 votes). —Sam Amick, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025

However, the fact is a lot of fans have been down on Muncy this season. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025