Fact vs. Myth

Factnoun

(archaic) Action; the realm of action.

Factnoun

A wrongful or criminal deed.

Factnoun

(obsolete) A feat or meritorious deed.

Factnoun

An honest observation.

Factnoun

Something actual as opposed to invented.

Factnoun

Something which is real.

Factnoun

Something which has become real.

Factnoun

Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.

Factnoun

An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.

Factnoun

Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.

Factnoun

(databases) An individual value or measurement at the lowest level of granularity in a data warehouse.

Factinterjection

Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.

Factnoun

A doing, making, or preparing.

Factnoun

An effect produced or achieved; anything done or that comes to pass; an act; an event; a circumstance.

Factnoun

Reality; actuality; truth; as, he, in fact, excelled all the rest; the fact is, he was beaten.

Factnoun

The assertion or statement of a thing done or existing; sometimes, even when false, improperly put, by a transfer of meaning, for the thing done, or supposed to be done; a thing supposed or asserted to be done; as, history abounds with false facts.

Factnoun

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred;

Factnoun

a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened;

Factnoun

an event known to have happened or something known to have existed;

Factnoun

a concept whose truth can be proved;

Factnoun

a thing that is known or proved to be true

Factnoun

information used as evidence or as part of a report or news article

Factnoun

used to refer to a particular situation under discussion

Factnoun

the truth about events as opposed to interpretation

Fact

A fact is an occurrence in the real world. The usual test for a statement of fact is verifiability—that is whether it can be demonstrated to correspond to experience.

Mythnoun

A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.

Mythnoun

(uncountable) Such stories as a genre.

Mythnoun

A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality.

Mythnoun

A person or thing held in excessive or quasi-religious awe or admiration based on popular legend

Mythnoun

A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable.

Mythnoun

A story of great but unknown age which originally embodied a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; an ancient legend of a god, a hero, the origin of a race, etc.; a wonder story of prehistoric origin; a popular fable which is, or has been, received as historical.

Mythnoun

A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable.

Mythnoun

a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people

Myth

Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. The main characters in myths are usually non-humans, such as gods, demigods, and other supernatural figures.