Truth Facts

by Mikael Wulff, Anders Morgenthaler

In an age of "alternative facts," we all need a little more truth in our lives. And humor.

Welcome to Truth Facts, a collection of information graphics that poke fun at societal quirks and everyday absurdities through charts and graphs. Danish writer Mikael Wulff and cartoon artist Anders Morgenthaler have taken the internet by storm with their humorous and perceptive infographics that turn commonplace phenomena into clever commentary.

In distilling keen observations about universal experiences into elegant charts and graphs, Truth Facts gets to the heart of the paradoxical and wonderful world we all share, and puts modern reality into perspective in a funny and visceral way.

These simple, colorful graphics explore societal quirks and everyday oddities, such as what happens when you call customer service (anything but service), when banks are open (only when you’re at work), the biggest lies on the internet (“LOL”), and much more.

Playfully teasing readers even as it explores themes like perception vs. reality, this compendium of life’s truthiest facts prods us to laugh at ourselves, own up to our shortfalls, accept the strangeness of the world we live in, and continue on—happier and more connected to one another than ever before.

Genres: Humor

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Bill Holmes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truth Facts are diagrams that are simple, elegant, fact-like, truths and funny. It's like a collection of USA Today snapshots, but with a stronger bias toward reality. For cheapskates who cruelly decline to support struggling and non-struggling authors, most of the charts can be found on the Truth Facts Facebook page. For those who are lazy like me, it's nice to have choice samples from the collection bound and ready to hand. The paperback edition makes a perfect bathroom reader.

[Melinda Wingate · Rating 3 out of 5]

I mean, the facts are amusing, but nothing I couldn't find online and definitely not something I would pay to own. Ha ha ha!

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious truthy truths and the most factiest facts. No alternative facts here, just straight up gut splitting facts rendered graphically.

[Vy Nguyen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Feeling bored? Read this book.

[Kelly Wagner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny but short - a bit thin on material.

[Nichole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny! I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.