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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arab World |
لحظة الحقيقة Lahzat Elhaqiqa (The moment of Truth) |
Abbas El Nouri | MBC4 | April 15, 2011 | SR500,000 |
 Brazil |
Nada Além da Verdade (Nothing But the Truth) | Silvio Santos | SBT | January 20, 2008 | R$100,000 |
| Carlos Massa | 2009–2010 | ||||
 Bulgaria |
Цената на истината Cenata na Istinata (The price of truth) |
Vitomir Saraivanov | Nova TV | 2009 | 200,000 лв |
 Colombia |
Nada más que la verdad (Nothing But the Truth) | Jorge Alfredo Vargas | Canal Caracol | May 23, 2007 | CO$100,000,000 |
 Croatia |
Trenutak istine (The Moment of Truth) | Jasna Nanut | Nova TV | September 2008 | 500,000 kn |
 Czech Republic |
Nic než pravda (Nothing But the Truth) | Petr Šiška | TV Prima | September 25, 2008 | 5,000,000 Kč |
 Denmark |
Sandhedens Time (The Hour of Truth) | Lars Hjortshøj | TV3 | September 17, 2008 | Kr. 500,000 |
 Estonia |
Tõehetk (The Moment of Truth) | Hannes Võrno | Kanal 2 | September 1, 2008 | 1,000,000 EEK |
 Finland |
Totuuden Hetki (The Moment of Truth) | Ilari Johansson | MTV3 | Spring 2009 | €50,000 |
 Georgia |
სიმართლის დრო Simartlis Dro (The Moment of Truth) |
Nanka Kalatozishvili | Imedi TV | Winter 2009 | 100,000 ლ |
 Germany |
Die Wahrheit und nichts als die Wahrheit (The Truth and Nothing But the Truth) |
Christoph Bauer | RTL2 | Late 2008 | €25,000 |
 Greece |
Η Στιγμή της Αλήθειας I Stigmi Tis Alithias (The Moment of Truth) |
Eugenia Manolidou | ANT1 | October 10, 2008 | €200,000 |
 Hong Kong |
真實謊言 (True Lies) | Johnson Lee | TVB Jade | Canceled before airing | N/A |
 Hungary |
Az Igazság Ára (The Price of Truth) | Gabriella Jakupcsek | TV2 | March 5, 2008 | 20,000,000 Ft |
 India |
Sach Ka Saamna (Facing the Truth) | Rajeev Khandelwal | Star Plus | July 15, 2009 | ₹10,000,000 |
 Israel |
הפוליגרף Hapoligraf (The Polygraph) |
Gadi Sukenik | Channel 2 | July 9, 2008 | ₪1,000,000 |
 Italy |
Il momento della verità (The Moment of Truth) | Paola Perego | Italia 1 | June 12, 2008 | €250,000 |
 Netherlands |
Het Moment Van De Waarheid (The Moment of Truth) | Robert ten Brink | RTL 4 | September 6, 2008 | €100,000 |
 North Macedonia |
Момент на вистината Moment na vistinata (The Moment of Truth) |
Aneta Kociski | А1 | February 2009 | 3,000,000 MKD |
 Norway |
Sannhetens øyeblikk (Moment of Truth) | Stein Johnsen | TVNORGE | 2008 | 500,000 Kr |
 Poland |
Moment prawdy (The Moment of Truth) | Zygmunt Chajzer | Polsat | March 5, 2009 | 250,000 zł |
 Peru |
El valor de la verdad (The Value of Truth) | Beto Ortiz | Latina | July 7, 2012 | S/ 50,000 |
 Portugal |
O Momento da Verdade (The Moment of Truth) | Teresa Guilherme | SIC | September 9, 2008 | €250,000 |
 Romania |
Momentul Adevărului (The Moment of Truth) | Teo va | Prima TV | March 3, 2008 | 150,000 lei |
 Russia |
Детектор лжи Detektor Lji (Lie Detector) |
Andrey Malakhov | 1TV | July 24, 2010 | 1,000,000 руб |
 Serbia |
Trenutak Istine Тренутак истине (The Moment of Truth) |
Tatjana Vojtehovski Stevanov | RTV Pink | February 4, 2009 | 5,000,000 RSD |
 Slovenia |
Trenutek Resnice (The moment of truth) | Jonas Žnidaršič | TV3 Slovenia | April 6, 2009 | €50,000 |
 South Korea |
The Moment of Truth Korea | Gura Kim | QTV | July 11, 2009 | ₩100,000,000 |
 Spain |
El juego de tu vida (The Game of your Life) | Emma García | Telecinco | April 2, 2008 | €100,000 |
 Sweden |
Sanningens Ögonblick (The Moment of Truth) | Pontus Gårdinger | Kanal 5 | April 20, 2008 | 500,000 Kr |
 Taiwan |
真實謊言 (True Lies - The Moment of Truth) | 利菁 (Li Jin) | NextTV | July 4, 2011 | NTD2,000,000 |
 Ukraine |
Тільки правда? 'Tilky pravda? (Only the Truth?) |
Andriy Domansky | Novyi Kanal | January 30, 2009 | ₴50,000 |
| Детектор брехні Detektor brekhni (Lie detector) |
Dmitry Karpachev | SТB | April 2, 2012 | ₴150,000 | |
 United Kingdom |
Nothing But the Truth | Jerry Springer | Sky One | November 10, 2007 | £50,000 |
 United States |
The Moment of Truth | Mark L. Walberg | FOX | January 23, 2008 | US$500,000 |
Controversy
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 kill your husband?" 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.[1]
References
- , International Herald-Tribune, (online version), 9 October 2007