1I stated that as a fact because it is a fact.
: a thing done: as
a obsolete : feat
b : crime <accessory after the fact>
c archaic : action
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archaic : performance, doing
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: the quality of being actual : actuality <a question of fact hinges on evidence>
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a : something that has actual existence <space exploration is now a fact>
b : an actual occurrence <prove the fact of damage>
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: a piece of information presented as having objective reality
— in fact
: in truth
Bolded the important part for you bro. Your opinion != fact, no matter how many anecdotes you have (Not that you are sharing any specific examples or anything)