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

But the fact is, this is the first time since the Soviet Union’s Valentina Tereshkova flew to orbit alone aboard the Vostok 6 spacecraft in 1963 that no men at all have been aboard a crewed ship. —Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 13 Apr. 2025

But the fact is that some of Trump’s most powerful supporters in Wall Street, Congress and right-wing media are starting to publicly criticize him. —Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025

That’s great news for producers that have just started to dip their toes into this unique pool of spirits, but the fact is that many craft distilleries have been at it for decades. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025

And for all the hue and cry over gentrification, the fact is gentrifying neighborhoods bring in families with higher incomes to support the businesses that serve all residents. —Edward Poteat, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025