in fact: fakte (c_ nam; ma vere);
matter of fact: (philos.) pragmato;
obvious fact: evidentajo; evidenta fakto;
a question of fact: faktala questiono;
I know it to be a fact: me konstatas kom fakto ke..;
the fact of the matter is: la simpla verajo esas (ke);
in a plain matter of fact way: en ula maniero tote simpla.