# Nada más que la verdad

Nada más que la verdad (Nothing but the Truth) is a game show created by Howard Schultz, an American television producer and owner of Lighthearted Entertainment. It was first aired in Colombia. The hosts asks the contestants a series of 21 increasingly personal and embarrassing questions for a huge jackpot. The format has been exported to 47 countries, and appears in most countries as The Moment of Truth.

## Format

Prior to the show, a contestant is hooked up to a polygraph and asked between 50 and 80 questions. Without knowing the results of the polygraph test, he or she is asked 21 of those same questions again on the program, each becoming more personal in nature. If the contestant answers honestly as confirmed by the polygraph, he or she moves on to the next question. A person may stop at any time before any question is asked and collect the money they have won. Honestly answering all 21 questions wins the jackpot. If the participant is found to be lying, he or she loses everything and the game is over.

## International versions

| Country | Name | Host | Channel | Premiere | Jackpot | Jackpot in USD (converted with the rate from the premiere year) |
| Arab World | لحظة الحقيقة Lahzat Elhaqiqa | Abbas El Nouri | MBC1 | April 15, 2011 | SR500,000 | 133,333.33 |
| Brazil | Nada Além da Verdade | Silvio Santos | SBT | January 20, 2008 | R$100,000 | 54,532.57 |
| Brazil | Nada Além da Verdade | Carlos Massa | SBT | 2009–2010 | R$100,000 | 54,532.57 |
| Bulgaria | Цената на истината Cenata na istinata | Vitomir Saraivanov | Nova TV | September 9, 2009 | 200,000 лв | 142,177.57 |
| Bulgaria | Big Brother: Истината Big Brother: Istinata $_{(SpecialseasononlyfortheBigBrotherFamilyparticipants)}$ | Vitomir Saraivanov | Nova TV | April 3, 2010 | 50,000лв. | |
| Chile | El momento de la verdad | Sergio Lagos | Canal 13 | July 20, 2017 | CLP$$50,000,000 | |
| Colombia | Nada más que la verdad | Jorge Alfredo Vargas | Canal Caracol | May 23, 2007 | CO$100,000,000 | 48,116.44 |
| Croatia | Trenutak istine | Jasna Nanut | Nova TV | September 2008 | 500,000 kn | 101,316.31 |
| Czech Republic | Nic než pravda | Petr Šiška | TV Prima | September 25, 2008 | 5,000,000 Kč | 292,882.94 |
| Denmark | Sandhedens Time | Lars Hjortshøj | TV3 | September 17, 2008 | Kr. 500,000 | 98,075.16 |
| Estonia | Tõehetk | Hannes Võrno | Kanal 2 | September 1, 2008 | 1,000,000 EEK | 94,001.25 |
| Finland | Totuuden hetki | Ilari Johansson | MTV3 | Spring 2009 | €50,000 | 69,740 |
| Georgia | სიმართლის დრო Simartlis Dro | Nanka Kalatozishvili | Imedi TV | Winter 2009 | 100,000 ლ | 59,862.78 |
| Germany | Die Wahrheit und nichts als die Wahrheit | Christoph Bauer | RTL2 | Late 2008 | €25,000 | 36,770 |
| Greece | Η Στιγμή της Αλήθειας I Stigmi Tis Alithias | Eugenia Manolidou | ANT1 | October 10, 2008 | €200,000 | 294,160 |
| Hong Kong | 真實謊言 Chen shih huang yen | Johnson Lee | TVB Jade | Canceled before airing | N/A | |
| Hungary | Az Igazság Ára | Gabriella Jakupcsek | TV2 | March 5, 2008 | 20,000,000 Ft | 116,202.5 |
| India | Sacch Ka Saamna | Rajeev Khandelwal | Star Plus | July 15, 2009 | ₹10,000,000 | 206,590.66 |
| Israel | הפוליגרף Hapoligraf | Gadi Sukenik | Channel 2 | July 9, 2008 | ₪1,000,000 | 278,705.15 |
| Italy | Il momento della verità | Paola Perego | Italia 1 | June 12, 2008 | €250,000 | 367,700 |
| Netherlands | Het Moment Van De Waarheid | Robert ten Brink | RTL 4 | September 6, 2008 | €100,000 | 147,080 |
| North Macedonia | Момент на вистината Moment na vistinata | Aneta Kociski | А1 | February 2009 | 3,000,000 MKD | 68,026.32 |
| Norway | Sannhetens øyeblikk | Stein Johnsen | TVNORGE | 2008 | 500,000 Kr | 88,652.48 |
| Pakistan | Lakhon Ka Suchh | Adil Murad | A-Plus TV | December 28, 2010 | ₨.1,000,000 (₨.2,000,000 in Season 2) | 11,656.63 |
| Peru | El valor de la verdad | Beto Ortiz | Latina | July 7, 2012 | S/ 50,000 | 18,956.72 |
| Poland | Moment prawdy | Zygmunt Chajzer | Polsat | March 5, 2009 | 250,000 zł | 80,124.57 |
| Portugal | O Momento da Verdade | Teresa Guilherme | SIC | September 9, 2008 | €250,000 | 367,700 |
| Romania | Momentul Adevărului | Teo va | Prima TV | March 3, 2008 | 150,000 lei | 59,550.79 |
| Russia | Детектор лжи Detektor lži | Andrey Malakhov | 1TV | July 24, 2010 | ₽1,000,000 | 32,929.49 |
| Russia | Детектор Detector | Mark Barton | Friday! | February 8, 2022 | ₽1,000,000 | |
| Serbia | Trenutak Istine Тренутак истине | Tatjana Vojtehovski Stevanov | RTV Pink | February 4, 2009 | 5,000,000 RSD | 73,985.73 |
| Slovenia | Trenutek Resnice | Jonas Žnidaršič | TV3 Slovenia | April 6, 2009 | €50,000 | 69,740 |
| South Korea | The Moment of Truth Korea | Gura Kim | QTV | July 11, 2009 | ₩100,000,000 | 78,312.83 |
| Spain | El juego de tu vida | Emma García | Telecinco | April 2, 2008 | €100,000 | 147,080 |
| Sweden | Sanningens Ögonblick | Pontus Gårdinger | Kanal 5 | April 20, 2008 | 500,000 Kr | 75,859.88 |
| Taiwan | 真實謊言 Chen shih huang yen | Li Jin | NextTV | July 4, 2011 | NTD2,000,000 | 69,671.85 |
| Ukraine | Детектор брехні Detektor brekhni | Dmitry Karpachev | SТB | April 2, 2012 | ₴150,000 | 18,771.05 |
| United Kingdom | Nothing But the Truth | Jerry Springer | Sky One | November 10, 2007 | £50,000 | 100,045.69 |
| United States | The Moment of Truth | Mark L. Walberg | FOX | January 23, 2008 | US$500,000 | 500,000.00 |

## Controversies

The Colombian version was cancelled in October 2007 after a female contestant named Rosa Maria Solano was asked "¿Usted le pagó a un sicario para mandar matar a su marido?", meaning, "Did you pay a hit man to have your husband killed?" and she answered "Sí", meaning, "yes" to the question. (The person she hired tipped off her husband, who then fled.) She later walked away with 50 million Colombian pesos, or about US$25,000.
During the premiere episode of the Peruvian version, hosted by Beto Ortiz in Lima, 19-year-old contestant Ruth Thalia Sayas Sanchez revealed to her family, including her boyfriend Bryan Romero Leiva that she had participated in sex work. Following the appearance, Sayas disappeared and was later discovered in a well on Romero's uncle's property. Romero was later charged with the murder of Sayas, citing the addition on the show as the motive.