“The naked truth is always better than the best-dressed lie” is attributed to Ann Landers, the author of "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee!".
I ran into this plain yet interesting phrase this morning. And, when searching its meaning online, I found a humorous story which explains the phrase the best IMHO:
According to a 19th century legend, the Truth and the Lie meet one day.
The Lie says to the Truth: “It’s a marvellous day today”!
The Truth looks up to the skies and sighs, for the day was really beautiful.
They spend a lot of time together, ultimately arriving beside a well.
The Lie tells the Truth: “The water is very nice, let’s take a bath together!”
The Truth, once again suspicious, tests the water and discovers that it indeed is very nice.
They undress and start bathing.
Suddenly, the Lie comes out of the water, puts on the clothes of the Truth and runs away.
The furious Truth comes out of the well and runs everywhere to find the Lie and to get her clothes back.
The World, seeing the Truth naked, turns its gaze away, with contempt and rage.
The poor Truth returns to the well and disappears forever, hiding therein, its shame.
Since then, the Lie travels around the world, dressed as the Truth, satisfying the needs of society, because, the World, in any case, harbours no wish at all to meet the naked Truth.
- https://rochemamabolo.wordpress.com/2021/03/28/the-story-of-the-naked-truth-and-the-lie/
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Hope you like the story. But, please don't go naked in this cold weather, unless you have self-equipped fur coat like Maowi the cat 
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Have a good Saturday Everyone!
