I think what /u/not2b was getting at in the bigger picture, is that we can decide for ourselves if something is not likely to be the truth. But if you explicit

I think what /u/not2b was getting at in the bigger picture, is that we can decide for ourselves if something is not likely to be the truth. But if you explicitly add "if there is any truth to it" to your post, then it suggests to the reader that the story is probably false and that's not a very useful premise to start from.