facts

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"Generally, a fact is something that is the case, something that actually exists, or something that can be verified according to an established standard of evaluation. There is a range of other uses, depending on the context. People are interested in facts because of their relation to truth."

Fact in philosophy

"In philosophy, the concept fact is considered in epistemology and ontology. Questions of objectivity and truth are closely associated with questions of fact. A "fact" can be defined as something which is the case, that is, the state of affairs reported by a true proposition.
Facts may be understood as that which makes a true sentence true. For example, the statement "Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system" is made true by the fact that Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Facts may also be understood as those things to which a true sentence refers. The statement "Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system" is about the fact that Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system."


With the many definitions through out the many online dictionaries, in the terms of philosophy, I find a fact as something that can be proven true, or is actual, such as " My car has a dent in it" can be true when one observes the actual dent in my car. Now "my car has a BIG dent in it" could be a false statement, depending on the how someone sees it and what they feel is big.