___ the truth (fibs) (5)

I believe the answer is:
bends
(Other definitions for bends that I've seen before include "Road curves" , "Buckles" , "Decompression sickness" , "Painful divers' condition" , "deadly to the diver" .)
I believe the answer is:
bends
(Other definitions for bends that I've seen before include "Road curves" , "Buckles" , "Decompression sickness" , "Painful divers' condition" , "deadly to the diver" .)