«This grossly misleading and groundless account is based on pure fabrication and a serious absence of facts,» health minister Simon Burns said. (politics.co.uk)
It seemed, in the absence of facts, like a reasonable question. (firstthings.com)
Just because you think your beliefs are facts (definition of belief is the absence of facts) does not give you the right to impose majority rule and violate the first amendment. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)