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Sourced Yorùbá proverbs about telling the truth, the mechanics of lying and self-deception, and the value placed on a person whose word is reliable.

Eighteen Yorùbá proverbs on establishing what happened when accounts conflict, on the oath and the curse as instruments of proof, and on the tells that mark out the guilty party, presented with the original, a literal gloss, a named translation, and the situation each is spoken in.

How traditional Yoruba jurisprudence establishes truth through metaphysical covenants, deity invocations, and judicial ordeals when material evidence is absent.

How truth is determined in Yoruba thought and practice, the etymology and relationship of otito and ooto, Hallen and Sodipo's imo/igbagbo distinction, and the standards of evidence the tradition applies to testimony and oath.