facts

plural of fact
as in information
a collection of factual knowledge about something after reading the facts on the situation, the president concluded that an outbreak of hostilities was all but certain

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Recent Examples of facts So don't go off topic, don't impersonate anyone, and don't get your facts wrong. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025 The Times points out that one of Spears’ legal arguments is that the Times should have engaged more diligently with Alabama to ascertain facts. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025 Weiss, a digital entrepreneur and opinion writer who built The Free Press, has no experience running a mainstream TV-news outlet, and little history in helping traditional journalists navigate the challenges to finding facts. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025 Those facts were abruptly ignored. Time, 14 Oct. 2025 These courts ruled that prior lawsuits addressed the same facts and that a law called Section 230 gave the social media companies legal immunity for content-moderation decisions. Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 Laine requested community members let law enforcement conduct their investigation and let the facts come to light. Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025 It's not supported by any facts whatsoever. Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 But a lot of people who have watched the third season, that’s focused on Ed Gein, might notice one detail that might not stick with the facts. Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facts
information
Noun
  • The dearth of information has repeatedly led to inaccuracies in media reports, and on sanctions and law enforcement lists.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Facts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facts. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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