fact vs general

fact and general both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fact	Yes	No	No	No
general	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, general is a hyponym of fact; that is, general is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fact:

fact: a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
general: a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)

Other hyponyms of fact include case, detail, item, point, particular, specific, matter of fact, observation, reason, score, truth.

fact (noun)	general (noun)
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred	a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
a concept whose truth can be proved	a general officer of the highest rank
a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened	the head of a religious order or congregation
an event known to have happened or something known to have existed

fact (adjective)	general (adjective)
	applying to all or most members of a category or group
	affecting the entire body
	prevailing among and common to the general public
	of worldwide scope or applicability
	somewhat indefinite
	not specialized or limited to one class of things

fact (verb)	general (verb)
	command as a general