factuality
State of correctness
Factuality is the quality of being based on or concerned with facts.
It describes whether something corresponds to reality rather than fiction, opinion, or speculation: The journalist checked the factuality of each claim before publishing.
The term appears often in discussions of news accuracy and artificial intelligence reliability.
Conformity to fact
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- correctnessState of being accurate
- validityQuality of being sound
authenticity · genuineness · objectivity · reliability · soundness · credibility · trustworthiness · honesty
Demonstration of truth
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- substantiationProof of truth
validation · confirmation · testimony · witness · data · research · findings · empirical
State of existing fact
- existenceState of being real
- concretenessQuality of being solid
- tangibilityQuality of being touchable
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
materiality · substance · empiricism · realism · pragmatism · groundedness · literalness · nonfiction
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- specificityExactness of detail
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
- detailSingle small element
meticulousness · correctness · clarity · exactitude · scrupulousness · carefulness · methodicalness · punctiliousness
veracity
Conformity to fact
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- correctnessState of being accurate
validity · authenticity · genuineness · objectivity · reliability · soundness · credibility · trustworthiness · honesty · fidelity
proof
Demonstration of truth
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
substantiation · validation · confirmation · testimony · witness · data · research · findings · empirical · sourcing
actuality
State of existing fact
- existenceState of being real
- concretenessQuality of being solid
- tangibilityQuality of being touchable
objectivity · materiality · substance · empiricism · realism · pragmatism · groundedness · literalness · nonfiction · documentary
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- specificityExactness of detail
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
detail · meticulousness · correctness · clarity · exactitude · scrupulousness · carefulness · methodicalness · punctiliousness · refinement
factualityfalsity
State of being incorrect
falseness · untruth · counterfactuality · erroneousness · incorrectness
factualitydishonesty
Disposition toward falsehood
mendaciousness · mendacity · lying · deception · prevarication
factualityfiction
Imagined narrative work
fictionality · invention · fantasy · imagination · fabrication