Foram comparados os conceitos de fato jornalístico e fato social, com o objetivo de ampliar a discussão sobre a natureza e as propriedades do primeiro. A seguir, foram analisados alguns aspectos relativos aos fatos que aparecem em matérias jornalísticas. Finalmente, formularam-se hipóteses que podem dar origem a novas reflexões sobre a relação entre fatos jornalísticos e fatos sociais.The concept of journalistic fact was compared to the concept of social fact, attempting to broaden the discussion about the nature and properties of the journalistic fact. After that, some aspects related to the facts that appear in journalistic reports were analysed. Finally, hypotheses were formulated which may bring forth new reflections about the relationship between journalistic facts and social facts.