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[โ€“] Viceversa@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

However an incomplete truth is via omission, thus making it a lie.

Can an incomplete truth be not a lie if it's incomplete, because the speaking person just doesn't know the whole truth?

[โ€“] Eheran@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

When you say something fully believing it, it is not a lie, regardless of factual/objective correctness.