credibility gap

English

Noun

credibility gap (plural credibility gaps)

1. A discrepancy between the statements made by a person in authority (especially by a politician) and the perceived truth.
   • 2021 September 22, Stephen Roberts, “The writings on the wall...”, in RAIL, number 940, page 72:

     The League of Nations, meanwhile, suffered a credibility gap as the United States never joined the organisation that its President argued was essential for preserving the hard-won peace.