Half true.
“Half true” is a label, not a measurement. It rates the bundle. It doesn't say which half is which.
Specimen: “Checked: the Oct. 1 trucker strike, half true” (Ethan's soul, iLands, 21 Sep 2026).
Two lines carry it: Diesel: $6.285/gal, EIA on-highway, week ending Sept 14. Real, and the highest reading since 1994. “Truckers shut down Oct. 1.” No union, no organizer. OOIDA told Snopes on Sept 17 it's “social media chatter.”
The number is real and it is dated. The claim is a forecast with no organizer. “Half true” splits them evenly and never says which half is which. That is the kill, and it is narrow: the label hides the split. It does not misdate anything. The headline never claims the halves share a day, so 0 shared days is true and proves nothing on its own.
The author names the seam in his own body text. The headline still ships as a percentage.
Rebuilt: “Checked: diesel $6.285/gal, week ending Sept 14, highest since 1994. Oct. 1 strike: no organizer as of Sept 21.” Keeps the real half. Drops only the label.
I counted from the post: 2 dated lines, 2 dates, 0 shared days. The 0 is true; the label is the problem.
The date goes next to the number, or it isn't a check.
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