truthfulness

veracity

Conformity to fact

• factualnessAdherence to truth
• correctnessState of being accurate
• precisionAccuracy of measurement

exactness · fidelity · faithfulness · reliability · validity · authenticity · verification · fact-checking · corroboration · documentation

frankness

Direct, unguarded honesty

• directnessQuality of being straightforward
• bluntnessFrank, unvarnished manner
• forthrightnessQuality of being direct

plainness · openness · straightforwardness · transparency · explicitness · unvarnished · guilelessness · artlessness · outspokenness · plain-speaking

honesty

Truthfulness, sincerity

• uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
• probityThorough moral honesty
• rectitudeMoral straightness

virtue · honor · ethics · morality · principled · incorruptibility · conscience · scrupulousness · righteousness · trustworthiness

genuineness

Quality of being real

• authenticityQuality of being genuine
• earnestnessGenuine seriousness of intent
• heartfeltDeeply and sincerely meant

unfeigned · wholehearted · ingenuousness · unpretentiousness · artlessness · true-hearted · honest-to-goodness · from the heart · realness · unaffected

fact-checking

Confirming accuracy of claims

• source verificationConfirming information origin authenticity
• investigativeDevoted to examination
• reportingConveying documented information

whistleblower · media ethics · press freedom · transparency · correction · retraction · on the record · attribution · unbiased · balanced coverage

• candorfrankness, directness, bluntness, candor, straightforwardness
• courtroom etiquettestanding, rising, posture, Your Honor, your honor
• moral educationmoral education, moral instruction, character education, moral development, moral lessons
• press ethicsjournalistic ethics, journalistic integrity, ethical journalism, editorial standards, ethical standards
• Buddhist preceptsvinaya, no killing, no stealing, no lying, precepts
• Dharmadharma, sacred duty, religious duty, righteousness, moral law