fact from fiction
idiom
: truth from falsehood
It can sometimes be hard to separate fact from fiction in this controversy.
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But as the microbes spread across the screen, the visual becomes almost hypnotic—and, as Peck recently told me, akin to how dictators overwhelm people’s abilities to determine fact from fiction.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Here’s a breakdown to help separate fact from fiction.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Canola, sesame and other seed oils are getting a bad rap lately but a dietician separates the fact from fiction.
—Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement faces the challenge of sorting fact from fiction in real time as swatters employ tools like AI to bolster their hoax in a hypersensitive climate surrounding mass shootings.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Here’s a breakdown to help separate fact from fiction.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Canola, sesame and other seed oils are getting a bad rap lately but a dietician separates the fact from fiction.
—Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement faces the challenge of sorting fact from fiction in real time as swatters employ tools like AI to bolster their hoax in a hypersensitive climate surrounding mass shootings.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fact from fiction
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“Fact from fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact%20from%20fiction. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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