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"Metaphorically" doesn't mean "untrue."
A metaphor is a form of analogy that aims at establishing a deeper, underlying truth by asserting the commonality of two things or situations. If I say "The Wehrmacht was a loaded gun that Hitler pointed at the world," I know that an army isn't a gun, but the fact is that it is an implement that can be used to threaten and potential harm others.