What is "to tell the truth"

adv. (context idiomatic English) (non-gloss definition: An attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of an associated statement)

To Tell the Truth is an American television panel game show created by Bob Stewart and produced by Goodson-Todman Productions that has aired in various forms since 1956 both on networks and in syndication. As of June 14, 2016, the show is one of two game shows in the United States to have aired at least one new episode in at least seven consecutive decades, the other game show being both incarnations of The Price Is Right. As of the 2016 version, a total of 26 seasons of the various versions of To Tell the Truth have been produced, surpassing the 25 of What's My Line? and the 20 of I've Got a Secret.

The show features a panel of four celebrities whose object is the correct identification of a described contestant who has an unusual occupation or has undergone an unusual experience. This "central character" is accompanied by two impostors who pretend to be the central character; together, the three persons are said to belong to a "team of challengers." The celebrity panelists question the three contestants; the impostors are allowed to lie, but the central character is sworn "to tell the truth." After questioning, the panel attempts to identify which of the three challengers is telling the truth and is thus the central character.

"To Tell the Truth" is an episode of The Outer Limits television show. It was first broadcast on April the 24th, of 1998, during the fourth season.

To Tell the Truth is a Canadian version of the original American game show To Tell the Truth. It was broadcast on CTV between 1962 and 1964. The show was hosted by Don Cameron and the panelists included Toby Tarnow, Robert Hall, Dorothy Cameron and Stan Helleur. It aired at 10 PM on Thursdays.

To Tell the Truth is an American game show.

To Tell the Truth may also refer to:

• To Tell the Truth (Canada), game show
• "To Tell the Truth" (The Outer Limits), an episode of The Outer Limits television show, first broadcast on April 24, 1998
• "To Tell the Truth" (Frasier episode), an episode of the television show Frasier, first broadcast on February 18, 1999
• To Tell the Truth, the autobiography of Charles Robert Jenkins, former American soldier who lived in North Korea after deserting and crossing the Korean Demilitarized Zone.