While technically correct, it doesn't remove the need to apologize if you end up having told an untruth. In other words, you are still responsible for correcti

While technically correct, it doesn't remove the need to apologize if you end up having told an untruth. In other words, you are still responsible for correcting anything you say if it's wrong. It's worse to knowingly tell an untruth, but it's still bad to have done it at all.