> Fact: Something that is true about a subject and can be tested or proven. That could be some positivist definition. But in general a fact is something held

> Fact: Something that is true about a subject and can be tested or proven. That could be some positivist definition. But in general a fact is something held or believed to be true, in that context it doesn't matter if it's self evident, deduced from other facts, known through experience, etc. Also that means some largely held facts can be just plain wrong.