>>>>>>Facts != Truth
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>>>>>Hmm. So something can be a fact but not true?
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>>>>A set of facts, each individually true, may not sum up to the "truth".
>>>
>>>Can you give an example ?
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>>The blind men and the elephant.
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>>You're conflating a set of facts with a single fact. You're right, that any single fact is true. But, a set of facts may not add up to a complete "truth" - they may be shown to be "half-truths".
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>Everyone seems to be putting 'truth' in quotes!
>And what on earth is a 'half-truth'. Do two of them make a 'truth' or a quarter truth? Is there a such a thing as a quarter-truth?
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>And if a set of facts do not provide a definitive conclusion then the conclusion reached is not 'truth'.
>Arrrggggg. Done it myself now.......... :-}

The popular American fake newscaster Stephen Colbert came up with a great word: truthiness. It describes something that sounds true but has no basis in fact.