虚きょ実じつ

noun

truth and falsehood; fact and fiction

Refers to the mixture or distinction between what is true and what is false, often in narratives, reports, or rumors.

• その話はなしは虚きょ実じつ入いり混まじっていて、どこまで信しんじていいかわからない。

  That story is a mix of truth and falsehood, so I don't know how much to believe.

• 記き者しゃは虚きょ実じつを見み極きわめるために複ふく数すうの情じょう報ほう源げんを確かく認にんした。

  The reporter checked multiple sources to distinguish fact from fiction.