Yes. Beliefs/stories are real, in so far as individuals do have them, and will act on them. But characterising a 'fact' as 'true', believing it, saying it is

Yes. Beliefs/stories are real, in so far as individuals do have them, and will act on them. But characterising a 'fact' as 'true', believing it, saying it is so, does not make it actually true. It is in this sense that I meant "not really there" - there is no verifiable reality to the thing that one can confirm.