based on hard facts

None of these opinions are based on hard facts.

The boom times in technology have been largely based on hard facts — more people have come online, more businesses have been desperate to modernize ahead of rivals, and investors have found few places other than tech to make good money.

But in a White House briefing later, Trump said that “our decision will be based on hard facts and data.”

“Our decision will be based on hard facts and data,” he said.

Speaking at a White House briefing later, Mr Trump said he was beginning "to see the light at the end of the tunnel", though he said "our decision will be based on hard facts and data".