Smart Truth 

There is truth and smart truth. In a media-saturated world where each word is parsed by many looking for scandal, it is more important than ever to tell the smart truth. Lawyers, especially criminal law lawyers, understand the difference.

“Coca-cola proudly announced some years ago that it was introducing vending machines that would raise the price of their sodas when the weather got hot. The announcement was widely panned in the media—just when a consumer needed a break most, the company would be raising its price. The smarter play and the smart truth would have been an announcement that the company was introducing vending machines that lowered the price of their drinks when the weather got cold. It is the same thing yet it isn’t—the smart truth would have had radically different (and much more positive) PR repercussions. The end result—the vending machines never left Coke labs…”

Smart Truth by ProfBruce October 31, 2009

truth is... the game was rigged from the start

A popular saying from Fallout New Vegas, usually spoken when someone says "rigged" or loses an event or game

person 1: dude this event is rigged, wdym my submission got denied??
event hoster: truth is... the game was rigged from the start

truth is... the game was rigged from the start by Rotunes January 7, 2026