The story
From truthy + -ness. Modern sense coined by American comedian and writer Stephen Colbert in October 17, 2005 on his show The Colbert Report.
First known use, by meaning
- from 19th c. Truthfulness.
- from 21st c. Superficial or asserted truthfulness, without recourse to evidence.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.