Definition of half truth in English English dictionary
statement that is only partly true, statement that mingles truth and falsehood told in an effort to deceive or mislead another
A deceptive statement, especially one that is only partly true, is incomplete, (misrepresents reality by telling part of the truth), or alters the time sequence of truths
If you describe statements as half-truths, you mean that they are only partly based on fact and are intended or likely to deceive people. The article had been full of errors and half truths. a statement that is only partly true, especially one that is intended to keep something secret