Fact Checker

A person employed to keep facts in check by publishing declarations that the truth is false and that falsehoods are true.

The claim that Colonel Sanders stole his recipe is a completely fabricated falsehood. That's why the fact checkers at Snopes declared that the claim "alludes to a deeper truth".

by RealityGuide July 29, 2022

all facts, no opinion

when facts r the priority & opinions r not an option

“YAH is MOST HIGH! all facts, no opinion”

by sretaw, trebor August 4, 2022

Fact of thumb

It’s equivalent to “Rule of thumb” and this phrase is only used as a new web language.

The food is cold by now cz you’re late. It’s a sad fact of thumb.

by RasSunshine February 19, 2022

Triple Facts

When something is three times the facts, no cap.

Bro, that chick's got a fatass.

Yo, that's triple facts.

by sir leton March 3, 2022

Hard Problem of Fact

The dilemma that facts are not raw, uninterpreted bits of the world, but are always "theory-laden." What counts as a fact depends on the conceptual framework you're using. A fact is a statement about the world that we agree is incontrovertible within a given paradigm. The hard problem is that when paradigms shift (e.g., from Newtonian to Einsteinian physics), old facts can become false or meaningless. This means facts are not eternal building blocks of knowledge, but temporary settlements in an ongoing negotiation between observation and interpretation.

Example: For centuries, "The Sun revolves around the Earth" was a brute fact, confirmed by daily observation. The shift to heliocentrism didn't change the raw data (the sun's motion in the sky), it changed the interpretive framework. The "fact" became "The Earth rotates, creating the illusion of solar motion." The hard problem: There is no neutral observation language. What you call a fact reveals your theoretical commitments. A fact is like a piece in a puzzle—it only has a definite shape and place relative to the picture you're trying to build. Hard Problem of Fact.

by Enkigal January 24, 2026

Theory of Constructed Facts

The idea that even raw facts are not simply discovered, but are shaped by the theories, tools, and questions that produce them. A fact is a carefully carved slice of reality, and the carving tools are our interests, technologies, and linguistic categories. The fact "the patient has a fever of 102°F" is constructed by the concept of "fever," the Fahrenheit scale, and the reliability of the thermometer. Change any of those, and you get a different fact. Facts are theory-laden.

Example: "The archaeologist explained the Theory of Constructed Facts: 'We say we 'found' a ceremonial dagger. But that fact was constructed the moment we decided to call it a 'dagger' and not 'scrap metal,' and 'ceremonial' instead of 'utilitarian.' The dirt gave us an object; we gave it a story that became a fact in our textbook.'"

by Dumu The Void January 30, 2026

Meta-Fact

A fact about facts. It's information regarding the provenance, reliability, or context of a factual claim, rather than the claim itself. Examples include: "This fact comes from a peer-reviewed journal," "This statistic is from a pre-2020 dataset," or "The source for this fact has a known political bias." Meta-facts are the nutritional label on the package of information, telling you about its ingredients and shelf life. In the information age, meta-facts are often more important than facts themselves, because they tell you which facts to trust.

*Example: "She didn't just state the unemployment number; she led with the meta-fact: 'According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' last monthly survey, which has a margin of error of +/- 0.2%...' She was arming you with the fact's pedigree before delivering the fact itself."*

by Dumu The Void January 30, 2026