fact is
Truth be told
Fact is functions as a sentence opener emphasizing that what follows is true or established: Fact is, nobody really knows what happened.
It's a compressed form of "the fact is" or "the fact of the matter is," used in casual speech to introduce a blunt truth or counter an assumption.
Sometimes spelled with a comma: Fact is, we can't afford it.
- actuallyIn truth, not supposedly
- reallyIn actual fact
- indeedWord affirming emphasis
- trulyIn a genuine manner
- real talkFrank, unfiltered discussion
admittedly · as it happens · undeniably · truth · evidence · certainty · truth be told · face it · plain and simple · existence · long story short · right · veracity · bottom line · declaration · claim · granted · like it or not
fact isrumor has it
Unverified talk suggests
supposedly · allegedly · maybe · perhaps · purportedly
fact isI think
Tentative opinion marker
I believe · it seems · in my view · I imagine · it appears
fact isit seems
Expressing tentative inference
it appears · on the surface · ostensibly · seemingly · outwardly