The facts already on the record belie that belated claim.

The fact that Vajjada's son succeeded Arikesarin also belies any war of succession.

"The facts will belie any suggestion that we were behind the curve," he said by telephone.

The fact that this new network is dependent on a small group of ideologically like-minded, wealthy benefactors belies the confidence in its own message.

And this fact, they say, belies the arguments of traditional exchange officials about keeping the market intact for big and small investors alike.

"The fact that only a couple of companies have begun charging them belies any claim that they are needed," he said.

The facts belie such an argument.

The facts belie this claim as well.

But the fact that corruption tends to resurface every 10 years or so belies the claim that the police can monitor themselves.

The facts belie such parental attitudes and beliefs.