Authenticity vs Veracity - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between authenticity and veracity

is that authenticity is the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original while veracity is truthfulness.

(en-noun)

The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original.

I hereby certify the authenticity of this copy.

Truthfulness of origins, attributions, commitments, sincerity, and intentions.

The authenticity of this painting is questionable.

(obsolete) The quality of being authentic (of established authority).

* (quality of being genuine) genuineness

* (quality of not being genuine) phoniness; forgery; fakeness; bogosity

(uncountable) Truthfulness

(countable) Something that is true

(uncountable) Accuracy or precision

act of being exact and accurate.

correctness and carefulness in one's plan of action.

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