veracity

truthfulness

Root

ver: true

Other words with the ver root

aver: to state firmly as true
veracious: truthful or habitually accurate
verdict: a formal decision or judgment
verify: to confirm as true
verisimilitude: the appearance of truth or reality
veritable: true or genuine; used for emphasis

ver means true. Veracity is truthfulness itself.

The journalist checked the veracity of the claim before publishing it.

The question is whether the statement stands on truth.

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