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<?php
$str_1 = '{"number":"21","data":"abc"';
$str_2 = '<status>inherit</status><parent>113</parent>';

// output: true
echo ( json_decode($str_1) ? 'true' : 'false' );

// output: false
echo ( json_decode($str_2) ? 'true' : 'false' );