What is the difference between “Matter of fact” and “Fact of Matter”?

Question by WWE RULZZ!!! (HOF Edition): What is the difference between “Matter of fact” and “Fact of Matter”?
What is the basic difference between “Matter of fact” and “Fact of Matter”?

When we use these words in our daily talks like “As a matter of fact, I was not even there when this happened” and “Yes I know, but fact of the matter is that nobody knows how he does it”

Best answer:

Answer by NarcissusShrugged
Y’see one is THE “matter” of *fact*, and the other is *fact* of THE “matter”.

Quite simple, really.

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