anecdote vs truth

anecdote

verb
  • To tell anecdotes (about). 

noun
  • A previously untold secret account of an incident. 

  • An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis. 

  • A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting. 

truth

verb
  • To tell the truth. 

  • To make exact; to correct for inaccuracy. 

noun
  • Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy. 

  • Something acknowledged to be true; a true statement or axiom. 

  • True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality. 

  • Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, model, etc. 

  • That which is real, in a deeper sense; spiritual or ‘genuine’ reality. 

  • In the game truth or dare, the choice to truthfully answer a question put forth. 

  • The state or quality of being true to someone or something. 

How often have the words anecdote and truth occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )