credibility gap
Noun
Meaning
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credibility gap (plural credibility gaps)
A discrepancy between the statements made by a person in authority (especially by a politician) and the perceived truth.
Examples
For every credibility gap there is a gullibility gap.
Perhaps the place to start looking for a credibility gap is not in the offices of the Government in Washington but in the studios of the networks in New York!
As the media's coverage of the war and that of the Pentagon diverged, a so-called credibility gap developed.
Christians who do not have changed lives have a credibility gap.
If there’s a credibility gap anywhere it’s with Ford.
The American media, which had until then been largely supportive of U.S. efforts, turned on the Johnson administration for what had become an increasing credibility gap.