the whole truth
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- oathFormal binding promise
- swearVow or use profanity
reveal · nothing but · complete · bare facts · candid · unvarnished · sincere · disclosure · admission · courtroom · witness · stand · lying · secrets · hidden · expose · transparent · naked truth
completeness of disclosure
the whole truthpartial truth
Incomplete but not false
selective truth · omission · half-truth · withholding · edited version
veracity
the whole truthfalsehood
Deliberate untrue statement
deception · fabrication · untruth · disinformation · perjury
transparency vs. concealment
the whole truthcover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
concealment · obfuscation · evasion · whitewash · prevarication