truth of the matter

It said an ongoing "comprehensive investigation" would ascertain the truth of the matter, which would be "communicated to inform and reassure the public".

“The truth of the matter is, if I wasn’t on TV, I don’t think I would be doing a shot an hour,” Cohen continued.

In fact, the whole series is about her running from the truth of the matter.

Whatever the truth of the matter, the episode comes at a time when Israel is taking action, overt and covert, to address the threat posed by Hezbollah and its reputed arsenal of 150,000 precision-guided missiles and rockets.

But the truth of the matter is, I’ve been doing this for so long, I get a lot of repeat business.