facts

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of fact.

   Detectives gathered the facts before naming a suspect.

   Scientific claims must be backed by verifiable facts.

   Note

   Only the countable uses of fact take this form: separate, checkable items, like the facts a detective gathers or the facts behind a scientific claim. When fact names the abstract quality of being real, it usually stays singular. Data warehousing has its own technical plural: facts there are the individual values or measurements at the finest level of detail. The same spelling also serves the one-word reply of agreement.

2. 2
   interjection

   Said in response to express agreement with what someone has just said.

   "We deserve a raise after all this overtime." "Facts."

   He grinned and said "Facts" the moment she pointed out the obvious flaw.

   Similarexactly, agreed, word

   Note

   A reply that turns the plural noun into a verdict. It is a single word, usually standing alone after someone else's claim. It belongs to internet slang and casual talk, so it reads as playful or emphatic in a text thread but out of place in formal writing. Its company says as much: true that, true dat and trufax do the same job, each declaring the last remark simply correct.

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