# truth nuke

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɹuθ nuk/

## Definitions
1. A sudden revelation of devastating and undeniably true information.

## Etymology
A modification of truth bomb, from the notion of such information being as powerful as a nuclear bomb. The term is recorded from 2009, when a website TruthNuke.com was created, and was mainly used in right-wing circles on 4chan and Twitter before reaching virality in 2024.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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