the fact of the matter is

idiom

—used to emphasize a statement that follows

She thinks she knows what she's talking about, but the fact of the matter is, she's wrong.

Examples of the fact of the matter is in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the fact of the matter is, these stories are not true. —Brooke Singman, Fox News, 16 Apr. 2024

But the fact of the matter is, Israel can name its price right now. —CBS News, 14 Apr. 2024

But the fact of the matter is, Barbie sales skyrocketed. —Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024

The path demands significant business model changes, and the fact of the matter is that almost every tech company is still only at the starting line of this evolution. —Thomas Lah, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024

And the fact of the matter is that every single thing Denise and Aaron said turned out to be true. —Emily Longeretta, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024

But the fact of the matter is the numbers weren’t there for a renewal. —Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024

Call it hors d'oeuvres, or girl dinner, or snacks-meal, but the fact of the matter is diners get that ordering a single sardine toast or two dumplings for the table will not constitute an entire meal. —Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 5 Oct. 2023

Anyone who would at this point want to go in, maybe wanting to raise their public profile, but the fact of the matter is, Trump is so far ahead, as Rachael was saying, in fundraising, in polling. —ABC News, 9 July 2023