The phrase "a bit of fact" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to present a small piece of information or truth in a conversation or text.
Example: "While discussing the topic, she shared a bit of fact that surprised everyone in the room."
Alternatives: "a small piece of information" or "a little bit of truth."
Obviously this blended a bit of fact and scientific best-guesses but it was also an incredible technical achievement.
The sender is asked to supply a bit of fact upon which the clerk can base a question calculated to insure that the money is being given to the right person.
Perhaps Mr. Hutton and CPB should do a bit of fact checking, Robert Barnett, a professor of Tibetan Studies at the prestigious Columbia University stated, "It seems cultural knowledge is not their strength, since fish is rarely if ever eaten in Tibet, curry comes from India.
There is a bit of fact-checking on the family stuff if you want notes.
It would have been nice if Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Cuomo had done a bit of fact-checking before stirring the global warming pot.
(Good God, who are these people?) After a bit of fact-checking, our coach tears apart their logic in a trenchant French accent.
Peter Whelan's period play is based on a bit of historical fact: in the summer of 1613, Shakespeare's eldest daughter, Susanna, sued a certain Jack Lane, a gentleman, for slander.
It's a bit of the fact that they do have access to these luminaries or celebrities, and it's also the assets that they have through print and digital".
Even if your tale is science-fiction, you'll want to blend in a bit of science fact to keep your readers riveted to what you have to say.
From earliest days, its founders followed the principle that where fine words led, with a bit of luck facts would follow.
Even if the Guardian journalist got the rogue statistic from one of her interviewees, the blog is easily discoverable for a bit of basic fact-checking.
