as in lie
a statement that is only partly true and that is intended to deceive people
I'm tired of all these half-truths—I want to know the real story.
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Recent Examples of half-truth
Read More: How Trump Won The real danger when a leader traffics in half-truths and conflicting claims is that people don’t know what to believe.
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Barbara McQuade, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
In a statement, Karoline Leavitt, the campaign’s press secretary, didn’t address Trump’s political payments to his businesses, opting instead for some half-truths and sloganeering.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The issue is dominating the discussion in the northern Denver district after the Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade with each side spreading half-truths about where the candidates stand.
—John Frank, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
The gritty film introduces Trump (Sebastian Stan) as a fumbling brat before Cohn teaches him to bully his way to fame through aggression, half-truths, and blanket denials.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Mass of Contradictions Judith Thurman’s article about my aunt, Simone Weil, repeats half-truths, exaggerations, and fantasies that have circulated for decades (Books, September 9th).
—The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
There are outright lies, half-truths, sneaky lies, etc.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Thank you, internet, for building such a smokescreen of rumors and half-truths so that no one ever knew what was going to happen.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
When the publication of the research report is accompanied by any kind of lies or half-truths that magnify the size of the move, the government sees that as market manipulation.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 29 July 2024
Barbara McQuade, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
In a statement, Karoline Leavitt, the campaign’s press secretary, didn’t address Trump’s political payments to his businesses, opting instead for some half-truths and sloganeering.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The issue is dominating the discussion in the northern Denver district after the Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade with each side spreading half-truths about where the candidates stand.
—John Frank, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
The gritty film introduces Trump (Sebastian Stan) as a fumbling brat before Cohn teaches him to bully his way to fame through aggression, half-truths, and blanket denials.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Mass of Contradictions Judith Thurman’s article about my aunt, Simone Weil, repeats half-truths, exaggerations, and fantasies that have circulated for decades (Books, September 9th).
—The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
There are outright lies, half-truths, sneaky lies, etc.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Thank you, internet, for building such a smokescreen of rumors and half-truths so that no one ever knew what was going to happen.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
When the publication of the research report is accompanied by any kind of lies or half-truths that magnify the size of the move, the government sees that as market manipulation.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 29 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-truth
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Blocks of alabaster, limestone, granite and marble lie about in the brown grass.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2024
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The site was for sale after Jones lost a $1.4 billion defamation suit against the families of children killed in the Sandy Hook massacre — which Jones continually spread lies about — forcing him into bankruptcy.Justin Curto, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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In my book, the catalogue of tales that spring from Thanksgiving easily rival those of Christmas.Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
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The Memory Palace by Nate DiMeo (Random House: $33) A collection of offbeat tales from American history. … Paperback fiction 1.The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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One lesson for kindergartners about the Golden Rule, for example, centers on how Jesus taught the rule during his Sermon on the Mount, along with a story from the Jewish Torah.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Half-truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-truth. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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