separate fact from fiction

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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a polite fiction
  • fiction
  • have (someone) going
  • have going
  • lie to (one)
  • take one's breath away, to
  • 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