Sentence examples for because of its veracity from inspiring English sources

In 1997, the American novelist AM Holmes's novel The End of Alice, of which the narrator is an imprisoned paedophile murderer, was criticised by the NSPCC, not because of its veracity ("she seems to have gone right inside the mind of the offender," a spokesman said) but on the grounds that it portrays the belief by the paedophile that the children he abuses are willing participants.

Mere reason is insufficient to convince us of its veracity.

Are you skeptical of that kind of statement, which insists on the scientific proof of its veracity?

The prisons are naturally, lawfully obliged to adhere to the existing legislation, regardless of its veracity, or lack thereof.

Several met his declaration with vocal affirmations of its veracity.

However, this story first appears in writing in 1845 and no other evidence of its veracity has emerged.

And some argued that a story is just more entertaining when told in the first person, regardless of its veracity.

Levine went to his grave convinced of its veracity.

Most importantly, a useful theory will expedite the discovery of effective therapies, which will be the ultimate proof of its veracity.

This one was filmed in August 2009, but German news agency RTL said it hadn't aired the interview because of doubts about its veracity.

Logically, the information itself then becomes more valuable to some recipients than to others because of its source, and its veracity, credibility or sheer entertainment value is affected by the relationship of the sender to the recipient.