fact from fiction
idiom
: truth from falsehood
It can sometimes be hard to separate fact from fiction in this controversy.
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Similarly, financial professionals – particularly personal financial advisors and 401(k) plan advisors – should be vigilant and proactive in separating fact from fiction.
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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
Filmmakers Felicity Morris and Bernadette Higgins, who previously worked on The Tinder Swindler, promise to separate fact from fiction with interrogation footage and new interviews in the film.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2024
The challenge for viewers will be to unravel fact from fiction when watching the Hollywood epic.
—Nathan Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
Often times, viral images circulated on social media platforms turn out not to be from the current Israel-Hamas conflict, making their work crucial in separating fact from fiction.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 19 Oct. 2023
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
Filmmakers Felicity Morris and Bernadette Higgins, who previously worked on The Tinder Swindler, promise to separate fact from fiction with interrogation footage and new interviews in the film.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2024
The challenge for viewers will be to unravel fact from fiction when watching the Hollywood epic.
—Nathan Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
Often times, viral images circulated on social media platforms turn out not to be from the current Israel-Hamas conflict, making their work crucial in separating fact from fiction.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 19 Oct. 2023
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