truth nuke
nounUS /tɹuθ nuk/
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.
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Internet A sudden revelation of devastating and undeniably true information.
- The governor's reputation was tarnished after an anonymous blogger dropped a truth nuke exposing her network of shadowy allies.
- It's barbaric what they do to our children. And don't get me started onthe shots so early in this book. But trust me, I'll be dropping some truth nukes on that calamity as well.2020, Robert Young, Ian Jacklin, Alkaline: Dr. Robert O Young's PH Diet & Mindset, →ISBN, page 17:
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- Alas, [David] Burge devolved into a raving NeverTrumper, but this gem nevertheless remains a 100-megaton truth nuke.2021, J. J. Sefton, End of America, Washington, D.C.: Calamo, →ISBN, page 164:
- Jfc ya boi out here dropping truth nukes2023 August 19, u/Yawarete, “You don't say?”, in Reddit, r/SelfAwarewolves, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025:
- Vivek Ramaswamy calls out all three candidates for turning on Trump after using him for money and endorsements and then drops truth nukes 🔥2023 December 7, @bennyjohnson, Twitter, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2024:
- A truth nuke is that communism is best in a small culturally homogenous community that treats each other well, and that capitalism is best when large groups of these communities trade.2025 June 30, u/LowPingGreasy, “Truth Nuke”, in Reddit, r/PoliticalCompassMemes, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025: