Stories or narratives that are true or fictitious (5)

I believe the answer is:

tales

(Other definitions for tales that I've seen before include "Lies" , "reports" , "Stories, fables" , "accounts" , "Stories, perhaps tall ones" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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