matter of fact, a

1. Something that is literally or factually true, as in The records showed it to be a matter of fact that they were married in 1960. This idiom often occurs in the phrase as a matter of fact, as in As a matter of fact, you are absolutely right. Matter of fact was first recorded in 1581, and originally was a legal term distinguishing the facts of a case from the law, called matter of law, applying to it. It began to be applied to other concerns in the late 1600s.

Example Sentences

“It’s a matter of fact — a matter of history — that it was Senate Democrats who first began our . . . contemporary difficulties back in 1987 and who initiated every single meaningful escalation,” McConnell said.

From Washington Post

As a matter of fact, a recent harassment allegation had come out, but Greenwald didn’t ask Coleman about it:

From Slate

Until recently, O’Brien would travel to Washington, D.C., to host and produce “Matter of Fact,” a syndicated weekly public affairs show for Hearst Television that averages close to 2 million viewers.

From Los Angeles Times

If I understood the waiter correctly, and his view is by no means an exception, Davos is not a place where anyone comes to get better, it’s a village where the illness is a matter of fact, a reason for decadence even, at least to spend as if there’s no tomorrow.

From The Guardian

As a matter of fact, a few weeks ago, Chucha dreamed that my cousins would be leaving for a city of tall buildings before my cousins even knew they would be leaving for New York.

From Literature