Truthboating

An organized political tactic or strategy aimed at exposing and promoting the actual facts about a political candidate, their positions, or their record.

A play on "Swiftboating," where baseless allegations are widely promoted to smear a candidate (often with funding provided by outside groups),"Truthboating" is designed to discredit a candidate or their positions based on well documented facts or the public record.

While some might consider telling the truth about a candidate to be a "dirty trick," others feel the practice may actually make an important contribution to electoral politics.

Mitt Romney called it "disgusting" that the Obama campaign was citing actual facts about when he worked at Bain Capital. Such truthboating is expected to escalate as the presidential election approaches.

by shoqvalue July 18, 2012

stretch the truth

Exaggerate.To say something which is not completely honest in order to make someone or something seem better or worse than it really is:

I know he has stretched the truth about how much he had helped in the project.
Don't stretch the truth on your resume.

by Patbyw January 9, 2009

truth serum

a drug used to lower inhibition in patients with severe anxiety-based phobias or prisoners in order to entice them to tell the truth about any questions asked

sodium amytals; amobarbital, or sodium pentothol

by Raven Dyer-lang May 11, 2003

truth

Something which would probably upset a great many of people if it were known and made public.

Truthfully speaking, most people have no idea of what the truth actually is.

by Super Gerbil July 11, 2004

the truth game

a game like truth or dare but without the dare because when you get past the age of 12 dares are no fun anymore because everyones done that stupid shit already. in this game its basically you take turns asking each other questions and you have to be honest usually personal questions often relating to sex or sexual things(ex.are you a virgin? how far have you gone?)

when me and jimmy were bored we played the truth game and i learned that he was not a virgin anymore

by Holly Matronic May 29, 2007

The Truth Is Out There

As stated above, it is out there, and not here. Did you really expect to find the "truth" on Urban Dictionary? Scram already.

As I stare into the stars late at night, I can say with the utmost certainty that someone or something is staring back. The truth is out there my friends, and it will no longer elude you and I.

by TZG_Eleven June 28, 2011

Truth or Dare

A game played most frequently by kids, teens and young adults. To begin, a group sits together (often in a circle), and the first questioner asks "truth or dare?" to any player he/she wants in the group. If "truth" is answered, that player must honestly answer a question given, no matter how personal or embarrassing (and often related to sexual themes). If "dare" is answered, that player must complete a task given by the questioner, which is also often embarrassing or awkward. Once the player responds to the truth or completes the dare, he/she can then question another player in the group, and the cycle continues.

The overall tone of the game can differ depending on how "hardcore" the players want the questions or dares to be. Some games are denoted as "friendly" where sexual acts, nudity or over-personal questions are avoided (the best way to play if there are couples). There can also be supplemental rules as to how many truths a player can take before they must take a dare (often no more than 2 truths in a row). In some cases the game is modified to be a drinking game, where a person has to drink if they pass when chosen.

While we played Truth or Dare, we learned that John masturbates every day at his job, and Cindy had to eat expired mayonnaise out of the back of the fridge.

by IronAndCopper August 29, 2010