setting the record straight
- clarifyingMaking something understandable
- correctingMaking accurate again
- truthAccordance with reality
- factsVerifiable pieces of truth
- rectifyingCorrecting an error
debunking · honesty · misunderstanding · apology · retraction · vindication · evidence · proof · accountability · transparency · confession · admission · defense · rebuttal · testimony · witness · journalism · expose
truth vs. falsehood
setting the record straightlying
Stating known falsehoods
deceiving · fabricating · gaslighting · misrepresenting · propaganda
clarity vs. confusion
setting the record straightmuddying the waters
acknowledgment vs. denial
setting the record straightcovering up
Hiding wrongdoing from others
stonewalling · sweeping under the rug · whitewashing · playing dumb · deflecting