Whether you like it or not, every one of these posts is technically the truth. They might not be much, but they're honest work. People with perhaps an over-literal sense of humor or a bit too much devotion to the truth make some of the best replies online. On Reddit's /r/technicallythetruth appreciators of unvarnished, unalloyed information congregate and share the best examples of statements that are, technically, the truth, even if they're not at all what anybody asked to hear. Sometimes people just can't handle the truth.

So say what you will about the people behind these moments of frank hilarity on the internet, but they're not liars. They might be uncooperative, annoying and stubborn, they might be trolls and pranksters looking to get a laugh out of people, but they certainly aren't hiding the truth from you. If anything, the truth they're exposing is more fundamental than the answer you were seeking.