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"I'm leaving the office at 5PM today" is a statement of fact, even though it hasn't happened yet.

"I've got a doctors appointment tomorrow morning" is a statement of fact, even though it hasn't happened yet.

That's not entirely True. "I intend to leave the office at 5PM today" is a statement of fact, it is neither True, or known to be True (epistemological the same) only once verified to some standard. You can assume "I intend" == "it will happen", but that's not a strongly accepted assumption.

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