the.com/veracity
the stubborn habit of being right when lying would've been so much easier.
means The quality of being truthful, accurate, and conforming to fact.
from From Latin verax, "truthful, speaking truly," which grows from verus, "true" — the same root that gives us verify, verdict (a "true saying"), and very (originally meaning "truly"). The word arrived in English in the early 17th century through French véracité, carrying that core Latin sense of speech that matches reality.
- latin root
- From verus, meaning true — same family as verify.
- not honesty
- Honesty is intent; veracity is accuracy.
- courtroom currency
- Witness veracity decides whose story survives cross-examination.
- can betray you
- A true statement can still mislead by omission.
for instance
washington post fact checker — glenn kessler's column that rates political claims from 1 to 4 pinocchios since 2007
snopes urban legends database — david and barbara mikkelson's fact-checking site founded in 1994 debunking false claims