is that a fact?

Idioms  

1. Also, is that so? Phrases indicating that one is following what another person is saying. These expressions, which require no reply, can be used either straightforwardly, as in You mean you've flown to Paris three times just this month? Is that a fact? or sarcastically, expressing disbelief or contempt, as in Just wait, I'll be promoted over you before the year is out.—Oh yeah, is that so? [Late 1800s]

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is that a fact?

SG: I was going to say, is that a fact?

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2022

Davy Byrne, sated after his yawn, said with tearwashed eyes: —And is that a fact?

From Ulysses by James Joyce

"But is that a fact?" asked Mr. O'Connor.

From Dubliners by James Joyce

"Oh, is that a fact?" growled the big Venusian.

From The Space Pioneers by Louis Glanzman

"By Jove, is that a fact, Dermot?" cried Payne.

From The Elephant God by Gordon Casserly