The Truth About the Da Vinci Code

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However along with this mention of historical accuracy come the statement in on the copyright page of the book "In this work of fiction, the characters, places and events are either the product of the author's imagination or they are used entirely fictitiously...
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Given this statement of fictitiousness how can the book or any of the uses of historical fact be construed as the truth? Clearly the plot line of the story is not original. It has been used in many other books. Holy Blood Holy Grail by Richard Leigh and Michael Baigent for one example is a book about the actual theory of Christ and Mary Magdalene...
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