to the contrary

Idioms  

1. To the opposite effect, in denial, as in No matter what they say to the contrary, I am positive that he was present. This idiom was first recorded in 1512. Also see on the contrary.

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Example Sentences

Despite all evidence to the contrary — there’s a fair amount of it — B.J. is certain that the crowd has come to see him.

From Los Angeles Times

“Despite all evidence to the contrary, Marshall still believed,” in Mr. Dikötter’s words, that the Communists “were not doctrinaire ideologists, but merely rural reformers who could help shape a democratic China.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He genuinely believes he can change reality simply by relentlessly stating something as fact in the face of all evidence to the contrary.

From Salon

A separate source said: "It's like corporate gaslighting with top management saying that everything is going fine when all evidence is to the contrary. "

From BBC

She added that despite the men's claims to the contrary, their behaviour had been "intended to cause alarm and distress".

From BBC