as in accuracy
agreement with fact or reality
there is no truth to the rumor that the couple is getting a divorce
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Recent Examples of truth
As with most of his career as a conspiracist, RFK is tying together little kernels of truth into a false narrative and then framing it as just asking common-sense.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
When extreme isolation and claustrophobia start to close in, inhabitants of the compound deal with a range of disturbing memories and dark truths about what has led them to this remote outpost base.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In 2021, a truth commission in Gambia urged that the perpetrators of crimes committed under Jammeh’s regime be prosecuted by the government.
—Colleen Slevin, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Whether or not TikTok is ultimately banned, Meta’s actions this year reflect a clear truth: in a creator economy increasingly shaped by platform power plays and regulation, the companies that act fast and spend big will win the future.
—Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
When extreme isolation and claustrophobia start to close in, inhabitants of the compound deal with a range of disturbing memories and dark truths about what has led them to this remote outpost base.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In 2021, a truth commission in Gambia urged that the perpetrators of crimes committed under Jammeh’s regime be prosecuted by the government.
—Colleen Slevin, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Whether or not TikTok is ultimately banned, Meta’s actions this year reflect a clear truth: in a creator economy increasingly shaped by platform power plays and regulation, the companies that act fast and spend big will win the future.
—Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truth. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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