Nada más que la verdad explained

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 JackpotJackpot in USD
(converted with the rate from the premiere year)
Arab Worldلحظة الحقيقة
Lahzat Elhaqiqa
Abbas El NouriMBC1April 15, 2011SR500,000
BrazilNada Além da VerdadeSilvio SantosSBTJanuary 20, 2008R$100,000
Carlos Massa2009–2010
BulgariaЦената на истината
Cenata na istinata
Vitomir SaraivanovNova TVSeptember 9, 2009200,000 лв
Big Brother: ИстинатаBig Brother: Istinata(Special season only for the Big Brother Family participants)April 3, 201050,000лв.
ChileEl momento de la verdadSergio LagosCanal 13July 20, 2017CLP$$50,000,000
ColombiaNada más que la verdadJorge Alfredo VargasCanal CaracolMay 23, 2007CO$100,000,000
CroatiaTrenutak istineJasna NanutNova TVSeptember 2008500,000 kn
Czech RepublicNic než pravdaPetr ŠiškaTV PrimaSeptember 25, 20085,000,000
DenmarkLars HjortshøjTV3September 17, 2008Kr. 500,000
EstoniaTõehetkHannes VõrnoKanal 2September 1, 20081,000,000 EEK
FinlandTotuuden hetkiIlari JohanssonMTV3Spring 200950,000
Georgiaსიმართლის დრო
Simartlis Dro
Nanka KalatozishviliImedi TVWinter 2009100,000
GermanyDie Wahrheit und nichts als die WahrheitChristoph BauerRTL2Late 2008€25,000
GreeceΗ Στιγμή της Αλήθειας
I Stigmi Tis Alithias
Eugenia ManolidouANT1October 10, 2008€200,000
Hong KongChinese: [[:zh:無綫節目時刻向前2009#翡翠台︰綜藝、資訊文教節目|真實謊言]]
Chen shih huang yen
TVB JadeCanceled before airingN/A
HungaryAz Igazság Ára Gabriella JakupcsekTV2March 5, 200820,000,000 Ft
IndiaStar PlusJuly 15, 200910,000,000
Israelהפוליגרף
Hapoligraf
Gadi SukenikChannel 2July 9, 20081,000,000
ItalyIl momento della verità Paola PeregoItalia 1June 12, 2008€250,000
NetherlandsRobert ten BrinkRTL 4September 6, 2008€100,000
Момент на вистината
Moment na vistinata
Aneta KociskiА1February 20093,000,000 MKD
NorwaySannhetens øyeblikkStein JohnsenTVNORGE2008500,000 Kr
PakistanLakhon Ka Suchh Adil MuradA-Plus TVDecember 28, 2010₨.1,000,000 (₨.2,000,000 in Season 2)11,656.63
PeruEl valor de la verdad Beto OrtizLatinaJuly 7, 2012S/ 50,000
PolandZygmunt ChajzerPolsatMarch 5, 2009250,000
PortugalO Momento da VerdadeTeresa GuilhermeSICSeptember 9, 2008€250,000
RomaniaMomentul Adevărului Teo vaPrima TVMarch 3, 2008150,000 lei
Детектор лжи
Detektor lži
Andrey Malakhov1TVJuly 24, 2010 1,000,000
Детектор
Detector
Mark BartonFriday!February 8, 2022
SerbiaTrenutak Istine
Тренутак истине
Tatjana Vojtehovski StevanovRTV PinkFebruary 4, 20095,000,000 RSD
SloveniaTrenutek ResniceJonas ŽnidaršičTV3 SloveniaApril 6, 2009€50,000
The Moment of Truth KoreaGura KimQTVJuly 11, 2009100,000,000
SpainEl juego de tu vidaEmma GarcíaTelecincoApril 2, 2008€100,000
SwedenSanningens ÖgonblickPontus GårdingerKanal 5April 20, 2008500,000 Kr
Chinese: 真實謊言
Chen shih huang yen
Li JinNextTVJuly 4, 2011NTD2,000,00069,671.85[1]
UkraineДетектор брехні
Detektor brekhni
Dmitry KarpachevSТBApril 2, 2012150,000
United KingdomNothing But the TruthJerry SpringerSky OneNovember 10, 2007£50,000
United StatesThe Moment of TruthMark L. WalbergFOXJanuary 23, 2008US$500,000500,000.00

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, 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.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Dollar to Taiwan Dollar Spot Exchange Rates for 2011 from the Bank of England. 2022-01-07. www.poundsterlinglive.com. en-gb.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20080406020213/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/09/arts/LA-A-E-TV-Colombia-Polygraph-Show.php, International Herald-Tribune, (online version), 9 October 2007
  3. Web site: Belaunde . Catherine E. Shoichet,Maria Elena . 2012-09-26 . Peruvian reality show contestant slain after TV confession . 2024-04-12 . CNN . en.
  4. Web site: Woman killed in Peru after reality show confession . 2024-04-12 . The World from PRX . en.
  5. Web site: 2014-10-05 . The Contestant . 2024-04-12 . The California Sunday Magazine . en.