cover story vs reality

cover story

noun
  • A fictitious account that is intended to hide one's real motive. 

  • A story included in a publication that is highlighted on the front cover. 

reality

noun
  • A real entity, event, or other fact. 

  • The entirety of all that is real. 

  • The real world. 

  • The state of being actual or real; realness. 

  • An individual observer's own subjective perception of that which is real. 

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