ring true

In the movies · 4

• Well, I am sorry, sir, but none of these answers ring true.The Pacifier2005
• if you gotta dress it up like that, it just doesn't ring true.Runaway Bride1999
• There's something about the drugs stashed in the car that doesn't ring true for me.Memento2000
• But I've seen quite a lot of flightless birds over the years and this one doesn't quite ring true.David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive2014