kernel of truth ( synonym found)
Definition of kernel of truth:

(n) : 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."
Definition of kernel of truth:

(n) : 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."
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