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Help me I have a question about the usage of "find and find out", i am wondering if a complete sentence can go after find and find out, for example;

1, I find that Tom is not a nice man.

2, I find out that Tom is not a nice man.

Do they sound fine and mean the same?

1, After further investigation, I find that all these evidences were invented by others.

2, After further investigation, I find out that all these evidences were invented by others.

Do they also sound fine and mean the same?

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1, I find that Tom is not a nice man. correct, and it means that you are of the opinion that Tom is not a nice man.

2, I find out that Tom is not a nice man. also correct, but this one means that you have learned that he is not a nice man, you've gotten that information from somewhere/someone.

Do they sound fine and mean the same?

1, After further investigation, I find  I've found that all these this evidence( without the s, because evidence is an uncountable noun ) were  was ( because it now corresponds to the noun evidence ) invented by others.

2, After further investigation, I find I've found out that all these this  evidence was invented by others.

Both are correct, but their meaning is slightly different.

This is a great question though, keep up the good work! 

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1, After further investigation, I found that the information was ficticious. this is possibly slightly different from 2, After further investigation, I found out that the information was ficticious. but not clearly different, as is the case in your examples concerning Tom.
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1, I find that Tom is not a nice man. This is your personal experience of Tom. 2, I find out that Tom is not a nice man. This is a discovery you make about Tom, not your personal exoerience of him.
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Thank you
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It should be "I found out Tom is not a nice man." Found would be used to represent a past action.

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