"depressing facts" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
For example, you could write, "The environmental report revealed some depressing facts about the state of our planet."
Two depressing facts also shine out.
The depressing facts are laid out in the Commonwealth Fund's latest biennial health insurance survey.
The denial or ignorance of these depressing facts might well explain some of the conservative bliss.
We are not merely ignorant of the facts; we are actively convinced of depressing "facts" that aren't true.
And while you might think that after years of stagnant incomes and elevated poverty rates, we would be inured to the depressing facts contained therein, it still somehow has the power to shock.
Here's just one of Putnam's depressing facts: affluent kids with low high-school test scores are as likely to get a college degree (30%) as high-scoring kids from poor families (29%).
The recession hasn't caused this depressing fact.
Among the questions this depressing fact raises is: Why is doping so effective in cycling?
In front of ABC News, reflect on depressing fact that even a "bestselling novelist" has to floss.
Despite this rather depressing fact, it is still a wonderful little town.
Abdulrahman Zeitoun's grim saga is a testament to this disturbing and depressing fact.
