There is a difference between conveying facts/beliefs with high fidelity, and saying things that are technically correct. The latter, when deliberately misleading, is lying; the former, even when imprecise/”wrong”, is honesty.
Depending on the format, the nuance can be implicit, such when talking to intelligent and reasonable men, or with footnotes, hyperlinks, etc. in a place that anyone reading the brief unnuanced “bold & provocative” statement can easily find it.
On Twitter, since I can only find the top-level post with none of the replies and comments, this person (whom you haven’t anonymized) would in fact be engaging in lying, and since he appears to care, ought to stop.
There is a difference between conveying facts/beliefs with high fidelity, and saying things that are technically correct. The latter, when deliberately misleading, is lying; the former, even when imprecise/”wrong”, is honesty.
Depending on the format, the nuance can be implicit, such when talking to intelligent and reasonable men, or with footnotes, hyperlinks, etc. in a place that anyone reading the brief unnuanced “bold & provocative” statement can easily find it.
On Twitter, since I can only find the top-level post with none of the replies and comments, this person (whom you haven’t anonymized) would in fact be engaging in lying, and since he appears to care, ought to stop.