n. 25B6; noun
he doubted the truth of her statement : VERACITY, truthfulness, verity, sincerity, candour, honesty; accuracy, correctness, validity, factuality, authenticity.
it's the truth, I swear it : WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED, the case, so; gospel (truth), the honest truth.
truth is stranger than fiction : FACT(S), reality, real life, actuality.
scientific truths : FACT, verity, certainty, certitude; law, principle.
lies, fiction, falsehood.
25A0; in truth IN (ACTUAL) FACT, in point of fact, in reality, really, actually, to tell the truth, if truth be told.