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'''''To Tell the Truth''''' is an American [[television]] [[panel game]] show in which four [[celebrity]] panelists are presented with three contestants (the "team of challengers", each an individual or pair) and must identify which is the "central character" whose unusual occupation or experience has been read out by the show's moderator/host. When the panelists question the contestants, the two "impostors" may lie whereas the "central character" must tell the truth. The setup adds the "impostor" element to the format of ''[[What's My Line?]]'' and ''[[I've Got a Secret]]''.

The show was created by [[Bob Stewart (television producer)|Bob Stewart]] and originally produced by [[Mark Goodson#Goodson–Todman Productions (1948–1982)|Mark Goodson–Bill Todman Productions]]. It aired, on [[television network|networks]] and [[broadcast syndication|syndication]], continuously from 1956 to 1978 and intermittently since then, reaching a total of 26 seasons in 2016. {{As of|2016|06|14}}, it is one of two game shows in the United States to have aired at least one new episode in at least seven consecutive decades, the other being ''[[The Price Is Right]]''.