plural of fact
"The detective spent all night cross-referencing the facts from each witness statement to solve the case."
In plain English: Facts are pieces of information that are true and can be proven to be correct.
"The detective gathered all the facts before making his final report."
Usage: Use "facts" to refer to multiple pieces of information that are known or proven to be true. It functions strictly as a plural countable noun and cannot be used in singular form.
Used to express agreement.
"I know, facts are on our side when it comes to winning this debate."
Derived from Latin factus, the past participle of facere meaning "to do" or "to make," it originally referred to things done or deeds before evolving to denote established truths.