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The truth? The truth... there is no truth. These men just make it up as they go along.
— The X-Files ‧ 1993
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker questions the existence of truth in a situation where certain men simply invent things as they proceed. Repeating the word truth makes the opening sound increasingly doubtful. The final accusation presents improvisation and manipulation as replacements for any stable account of what is real.
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