Factual
In fact
In fact adverb - In reality or actuality.
Both terms in one sentence
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Based on a True Story: While he writes entirely factual documentaries, Bradley's fiction is also based in fact.
Source: Creator / David L. Bradley -
What it is, in fact, is a misleading citation of statistics; these factual errors could be minor misspellings of titles that all occurred in one mistranslated article, for example.
Source: Ad Hominem -
In fact, the illusion of accuracy in this manner is causing some issues... In the earlier seasons, the show prided itself on portraying science relatively accurately (though Miami didn't); even the seemingly-nonsensical "acoustic archaeology" that solves the case in "Committed" has factual basis.
Source: Series / CSI
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