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half-truth
[ haf-trooth, hahf- ]
noun
- a statement that is only partly true, especially one intended to deceive, evade blame, or the like.
- a statement that fails to divulge the whole truth.
half-truth
noun
- a partially true statement intended to mislead
Derived Forms
- ˈ-ˈٰܱ, adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of half-truth1
Example Sentences
People have to also be able to evaluate those words, spotting the half-truths, hyperbole, ambiguities, inaccuracies, and values behind those words — and those skills go back to social studies.
Instead, Donald Trump has delivered a stream of exaggeration, half-truths and outright lies about the war that echo the views of President Putin.
In the letter addressed to the Health Secretary Jeremy Miles, The British Dental Association Cymru Wales accused the Welsh government of pedalling "half-truths" about their messaging and statistics.
While Trump and allies seized on the announcements, the state's top election official, Republican Al Schmidt, has urged caution and warned voters to be aware of "half-truths" and disinformation circulating on social media.
Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State, Al Schmidt, said “spreading videos and other information that lack context and sharing social posts with half-truths and even outright lies is harmful to our representative democracy”.
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