TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION Definition & Meaning

Truth is stranger than fiction

Sometimes what actually happens is more bizarre than anything that could have been imagined.

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Idioms and Phrases

Real life can be more remarkable than invented tales, as in In our two-month trip around the world we ran into long-lost relatives on three separate occasions, proving that truth is stranger than fiction . This expression may have been invented by Byron, who used it in Don Juan (1833).

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There is a platitude, beloved of the documentary community, that truth is stranger than fiction.

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The presidential campaign just ending may give credence to the notion that truth is stranger than fiction, but that probably won’t put a dent in Hollywood’s fascination with the political thriller.

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When truth is stranger than fiction, it is often easier to disbelieve, at least until the facts make it impossible to ignore reality.

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State Rep. Tommy Pope, who was the lead prosecutor in the Smith case, said he thinks people are drawn to the Murdaugh saga because of its “truth is stranger than fiction” aspects.

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In Hollywood, truth is stranger than fiction.

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