It is fact, both theory and fact, just like gravity is, like I said it isn't an everyday theory that someone pulled out of their arse. The word "fact" is different in science - A fact is hypothesis that is so firmly supported by evidence that we assume it is true, and act as if it were true - and scientific "theories" aren't just ideas as you know.

H.J. Muller - There is no sharp line between speculation, hypothesis, theory, principle, and fact, but only a difference along a sliding scale, in the degree of probability of the idea. When we say a thing is a fact, then, we only mean that its probability is an extremely high one: so high that we are not bothered by doubt about it and are ready to act accordingly. Now in this use of the term fact, the only proper one, evolution is a fact.


National Academy of Science - Scientists most often use the word "fact" to describe an observation. But scientists can also use fact to mean something that has been tested or observed so many times that there is no longer a compelling reason to keep testing or looking for examples. The occurrence of evolution in this sense is fact. Scientists no longer question whether descent with modification occurred because the evidence is so strong.



"Fully debunked yet"? I don't think it's close to being debunked at all, evidence has only gotten stronger for it, a lot stronger. There's no missing link that will put it all together in an "Ohhhh okay, I get it now" moment, right now it stands as the way it happened according to science and has been like that for quite some time now.