half-truth

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Recent Examples of half-truth Sifting fact from fiction has been nearly impossible on both sides of the border because of the sheer volume of falsehoods, half-truths, memes, misleading video footage and speeches manipulated by artificial intelligence. Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 17 May 2025 Our feeds are flooded with faux news and half-truths, designed to prop up confirmation biases and advance political agendas. Slaine, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025 That’s when the parade of half-truths goes marching by. John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025 That’s because, despite the fact that Trump’s claims about immigrants are mostly half-truths or blatant lies, a sizable portion of Americans have come to believe them. Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025 And the public is left drowning in a sea of hot takes and half-truths, trying to make sense of what—if anything—actually matters. Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025 True to the postmodern nature of DEI, the efforts to save it are a cacophony of half-truths, distortions, and downright lies. Ian Kingsbury, National Review, 22 Mar. 2025 Yet critics of American agriculture are spreading half-truths and outright lies. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 The issue is racially-charged and complex, and its discussion is often fueled by half-truths and myths spread online. William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-truth
Noun
  • Of California’s 280 state parks, 17 lie in San Diego County — and several of those rank high for visitors.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
  • The sister discovers this lie and sets out to find the baby for herself.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • The story splits its time between young Wash's misadventures and the older, adult Wash's tale of first love with a biracial woman, Tanna (Iola Evans), and a brush with danger in the form of bounty hunter, Willard (Billy Boyd).
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 May 2025
  • While the sight of Lamia carrying around the proud cockerel has the makings of an image straight out of a children’s tale, nothing in the little girl’s life has storybook qualities.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 19 May 2025
Noun
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    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 19 May 2025
  • This story was originally published May 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2025

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“Half-truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-truth. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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