In reality and To state the fact

In reality adverb - Used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly.

To state the fact and in reality are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "To state the fact" with "In reality", this phrases are similar.

In reality and to state the fact are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "In reality" with "To state the fact", this phrases are similar.