He made it a statement of fact rather than a question.

But it was a statement of fact, not a question.

He said it as a statement of fact rather than a question.

And on one level, this is simply a statement of fact.

It was more a statement of fact than a question.

For her, this was no more than a simple statement of fact.

A simple statement of fact, that which he now saw to be true.

He made it a statement of fact, not a question.

It was not a question but a statement of fact.

It was no more than a simple statement of fact.