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Definition truthiness in British English

truthiness noun

noun
1

the quality of stating facts that you believe or want to be true, rather than stating facts that are known to be true

Example

After tallying up the "true," "mostly true," "half-true," "mostly false," and "false" rulings for each claim made during the debates, here's how the landscape of truthiness lies as we head for Little Super Tuesday.

Definition truthiness in British English