The phrase "an error of fact" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a mistake or inaccuracy related to factual information.
Example: "The report contained an error of fact that misled the readers about the actual statistics."
Alternatives: "a factual error" or "an inaccuracy in fact".
(Kristof) This is an error of fact.
"Witnesses are allowed to make a submission as to an error of fact.
"Most of our mistakes are typos, but occasionally there'll be an error of fact.
It was called to the writer's attention by Miss Helen Dukas, Albert Einstein's secretary from 1928 until his death, that the review repeats an error of fact from the book.
Or, as he once summed it up: "The spirit of liberty is the spirit that is not quite sure it is right".Carolyn MorilloPort Angeles, WashingtonSIR – There is an error of fact in your special report.
It has been said that an error of fact involves a situation where there are new or different primary facts yet to be put before the court, such as a new witness, or what people saw or heard, whereas an error of law involves a misinterpretation of a statutory word or phrase with regard to such facts.
More disturbing than any errors of fact, he said, was an outlook that would undermine NATO.
Where a public authority is alleged to have committed an error of mixed fact and law, the High Court is more likely to leave the matter to the authority and decline to intervene.
Another exception to the general rule that courts will generally only judicially review errors of law is where action is taken or a decision is made on the basis of no evidence, a lack of sufficient evidence, or an error of material fact.
(It began, "Thank you for engaging in one of the biggest misrepresentations of the truth I have ever seen in sixty-five years," though Wright never cited any errors of fact).
If we had an egregious error of fact in an article, we might choose to put the label Correction Appended at the top just to make sure readers went to the end and read the correction: "Greg Brock retired from The Times; he was not fired".
