cover story vs vindication

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. 

vindication

noun
  • Evidence, facts, statements, or arguments that justify a claim or belief. 

  • The act of vindicating or the state of being vindicated. 

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