There are false truths as there are true lies.
There are false truths as there are true lies.
Meaning in plain English
False truths and true lies create a paradox between a statement’s apparent status and what it conveys. The saying questions an easy division based only on labels.
Example
A reader asks in what sense a claim is called true before accepting a contradictory label.
Deeper explanation and when to use it
The precise intended traditional resolution is unverified. A qualified reading might examine misleading presentation or fiction conveying an insight, but does not claim either as settled meaning. The line does not abolish factual distinction or make deliberate deception acceptable.
When to use it
Use it only as a qualified paradox requiring context.
Keep in mind
No definitive traditional resolution or permission to deceive is established.
Edsverb editorial interpretation · agent reviewed · 2026-10-05. This explains the saying; it does not establish its historical origin.
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Japan · source-attributed; earliest origin unverified
- Source
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Supplied reference B; unit 387; PDF page 38; collection label: Japan
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