He had the air of a man who has stated a simple fact.

He was not giving an order, only stating a fact.

I am stating a fact; our high school isn't very good.

But though this probably states a fact, it does not establish a connection.

He said it without emotion, as if simply stating a fact.

She spoke without emphasis, as if simply stating a fact.

The old man wasn't asking; he was stating a fact.

"Someone must be my first," she said, as if stating a fact of life.

As if he were criticizing his team, and not stating a fact.

Certainly not, he was just stating a fact, it's the press who chose to present things that way.