Hosts cannot lie because everything in their language has to contain truth for it to be spoken at all.

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The fact that these may be fake does not mean that they do not contain the truth.

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Though, like any myth, all three contain some truth, none is much help for parents in gauging actual risks to children or in putting the limits of their own responsibilities into any useful perspective.

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Yost's assertions contain some truth, of course.

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Both of these narratives are oversimplifications, and both contain elements of truth.

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It only needs to contain some of the truth for it to be worth considering.

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They draw obvious conclusions where they can, and for the rest rely on vague-sounding generalities that cannot but contain some element of truth.

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While such claims may contain a kernel of truth, they are at best subjective and at worst misleading or even hypocritical, some environmentalists say.

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Zambia coach Herve Renard will be pleased his team managed to contain Nigeria, who were favourites before the game - but in truth it was a poor showing from Shaibu Amodu's side who were relieved to go through.

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In truth, user reviews might be far more damaging because they contain the words that everyday game players are sharing with their friends.

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