truth serum

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As the YouTube hit demonstrates, hot sauce isn’t just for daredevils and masochists: It’s a truth serum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

“You can put me on the rack, the truth serum, whatever. I did not do it. … I did not shoot those people,” Titus said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023

The Yes Men refer to their practice as “identity correction,” ventriloquizing what corporate culture would say if a truth serum made it display its real self.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022

“COVID,” he says, “is a truth serum bringing it all out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2020

I still feel a little weight in my limbs from the truth serum Cara, Caleb, and Matthew tested on me earlier, as part of our plan.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth