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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.[ citation needed]

International versions

Country Name Host Channel Premiere Jackpot Jackpot in USD
(converted with the rate from the premiere year)
Arab League Arab World لحظة الحقيقة
Lahzat Elhaqiqa
Abbas El Nouri MBC4 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
Carlos Massa 2009–2010
  Bulgaria Цената на истината
Cenata na istinata
Vitomir Saraivanov Nova TV September 9, 2009 200,000 лв 142,177.57
Big Brother: Истината

Big Brother: Istinata (Special season only for the Big Brother Family participants)

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 5,000,000 292,882.94
  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 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 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 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 Lji
Andrey Malakhov 1TV July 24, 2010 1,000,000 32,929.49
Детектор
Detector
Mark Barton Friday! February 8, 2022
  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 Li Jin NextTV July 4, 2011 NTD2,000,000 69,671.85 [1]
  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. [2]

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. [3] Following the appearance, Sanchez disappeared and was later discovered in a well on Leiva's uncles property. Leiva was later charged with the murder of Sanchez, citing the addition on the show as the motive. [4] [5]

References

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  2. ^ [1], International Herald-Tribune, (online version), 9 October 2007
  3. ^ Belaunde, Catherine E. Shoichet,Maria Elena (2012-09-26). "Peruvian reality show contestant slain after TV confession". CNN. Retrieved 2024-04-12.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)
  4. ^ "Woman killed in Peru after reality show confession". The World from PRX. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  5. ^ "The Contestant". The California Sunday Magazine. 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2024-04-12.