separate fact from fiction

To distinguish between truth and untruth. There's so much misinformation out there that we really need to stop, take a breath, and separate fact from fiction. The ubiquity and influence of social media has made separating fact from fiction much harder these days.

See also: fact, fiction, separate

See also:

a polite fiction
fiction
have (someone) going
have going
lie to (one)
separate the men from the boys
separate the men from the boys, to
sort out the men from the boys
sort out/separate the men from the boys
jungle breath

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