The phrase "a truthful record" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an accurate and honest account of events or information.
Example: "The historian aimed to provide a truthful record of the events that transpired during the war."
Alternatives: "an accurate account" or "a factual report".
But the Bush team, from day one, has flouted the requirement to preserve a truthful record, ignoring repeated warnings from the National Archives.
Mr. Obama said that his administration would consider any requests for information as Chile seeks a truthful record of that period, but that neither country should be "trapped by our history".
Moorehead, whose last book was a biography of Martha Gellhorn, seems to have inherited Gelhorn's clear sighted passion for exposing the inhumanity with which we treat other human beings; and the same determination to deliver a truthful record of events, which most of us are unwilling or afraid to confront.
It seeks to transform, by literary methods that do not distort or falsify, the truthful record of fact into the truthful effect of a life being lived.
In that way it's the most truthful record of real life, and that's why I'm so glad I persevered with it – writing an entry most mornings right up to today.
"The government knew those records were not truthful records.
By contrast, international accounting standards are built on foundations that China does not possess, such as experience of truthful record-keeping and deep, clean, markets so that "fair" valuations can be placed on financial instruments, property and softer assets like brands and intellectual property.
A crucial measure would be to establish a truthful and accurate historical record of what happened to the Armenians through an official, independent commission composed of a mixture of national and international experts.
In the case of Life Story, the focus of comparison would be on adequacy: does the movie represent the recorded events in a truthful manner?
What I was trying to do was record what was going on in a truthful way.
