Contrary to its title, the book is a work of fiction and not an actual account of history.

In addition, he said, her compensation is based on commissions and the size of the actual accounts under management.

There was probably a transfer through a bank in Denver and the actual account wouldn't prove too difficult to find.

This makes it very difficult to reconstruct the actual account of an event.

All this happened years before the actual account of the case was set down here.

The rules were loosened so that savings banks could offer automobile loans, credit cards, and actual checking accounts.

The clerk tells her that the money can only be transferred to an actual account upon her child's birth.

Most of the plot does not match actual historic accounts.

In popular culture both actual and fictionalized accounts of pet monkeys are utilized extensively.

As the title indicates, it is "based on" the story, not an actual factual account.