half-truth
noun
ˈhaf-ˌtrüth 
ˈhäf-
1
: a statement that is only partially true
2
: a statement that mingles truth and falsehood with deliberate intent to deceive
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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.
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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
His obituary would be filled with half-truths and lies.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
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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
His obituary would be filled with half-truths and lies.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
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“Half-truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-truth. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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