economical with the truth vs truthful

economical with the truth

adj
  • Not telling the whole truth, especially in order to present a false image of a situation; untruthful; lying. Often used with sarcasm or satire. 

truthful

adj
  • Honest, and always telling the truth. 

  • Accurately depicting what is real. 

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