factfulness - A New York thing that means you’re agreeing with something o

A New York thing that means you’re agreeing with something or pointing out that it’s true, even if it’s not.

‘That’s a fact,’ he said, even though he had no idea what he was talking about.

She said, ‘That’s a fact,’ and I believed her. I was a fool.

‘That’s a fact,’ he said, like it was law.