fact from fiction

idiom

: truth from falsehood

It can sometimes be hard to separate fact from fiction in this controversy.

Examples of fact from fiction in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wiley’s coalition, representing more than 200 civil rights interest groups and other organizations, wants companies like Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to more clearly separate fact from fiction. —Brian Stelter, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024

Related Articles San Jose Rotary unveils mobile medical clinic to serve vulnerable populations Opinion: Can Stanford tell fact from fiction? —Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024

The trend of trying to link crime to transgender people is a potential distraction and time-wasting exercise for law enforcement, the news media and social media users who, in the wake of a mass shooting, are trying to sort through fact from fiction. —David Ingram, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024

Emotions cooled after that, but season 47 finished strong with the signature moment of Operation: Italy, followed by a stellar penultimate episode in which separating fact from fiction never appeared harder. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024

Rhymes for fact from fiction

• antifriction
• benediction
• contradiction
• crucifixion
• dereliction
• interdiction
• jurisdiction
• malediction
• addiction
• affliction
• constriction
• conviction