kernel of truth

noun

Definitions

  1. A core accuracy at the heart of a claim or narrative which also contains dubious or…

    A core accuracy at the heart of a claim or narrative which also contains dubious or fictitious elements.

    • There may be a kernel of truth in the story of how George Washington confessed to his father that he chopped down the cherry tree.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for kernel of truth. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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