2001) Specifically, a motion to dismiss can be granted on the basis that the challenged publication was substantially true. Fry , 2013 COA, ¶ 24, ––– P.3d –––– ; see also Barnett, 36 P.3d at 147 (affirming trial court's dismissal of a defamation claim where challenged statement's substantial truth was clear from plaintiff's complaint); C.G. v. City of Fort Lupton , No. 13–CV–01053–REB–CBS, 2014 WL 2597165, at *14–15 (D.Colo. June 10, 2014) (dismissing defamation claim on a 12(b)(6) motion where substantial truth was clear from the face of the complaint). B. APPLICATION