We are a nation built on a false story about the honesty of a great American who admitted to cutting down a cherry tree.
The false accusation attacked not just honesty but what I stand for.
To deny that life is both comedic and tragic often at the same time would feel false, and I always aim for honesty when I write.
And I believe both my kids appreciate this kind of honesty more than any false reinforcement or praise.
Sometimes, there is honesty in modesty even as false as that.
These two books express those simple frustrated longings that felt like the two halves of my deepest self with honesty, poignancy, and not a false note.
But like its hero, the movie has a blunt, exuberant honesty, pulling off even its false moves with conviction and flair.
Mr Rajoy, who has a reputation for personal honesty, insists the allegation is false, that he has never received cash he did not declare, and that the accounts are "apocryphal".
A. O. Scott, writing in The Times, complimented Mr. Rourke's "sly, hulking grace" and added that "like its hero the movie has a blunt, exuberant honesty, pulling off even its false moves with conviction and flair".
One might suggest that you are, in some way, not being true to yourself - even that you are trading away honesty and self-love for false acceptance.
Ask yourself if the report was made in honest error or if the reporter violated the ethics of honesty and respect by making false accusations.
