set/put the record straight

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: to provide the facts about something that people have a false understanding or idea about

Let me set the record straight about what really happened last week.

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Still, some are interpreting the track as a diss toward Kelley's former bandmate, Tyler Hubbard. Kelley, however, wants to set the record straight (literally). —Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024

While appearing on The Rich Eisen Show, Ross set the record straight on Brady’s reaction. —Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024

That being said, to clear any misunderstanding and set the record straight, rabbit OS and LAM run on the cloud with very bespoke AOSP and lower level firmware modifications, therefore a local bootleg APK without the proper OS and Cloud endpoints won’t be able to access our service. —Kyle Bar / Gizmodo, Quartz, 1 May 2024

News Instagram post about the rumor on Tuesday, Gomez set the record straight with a simple comment. —Lauren Huff, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2024

Barth had to write a follow-up years later to set the record straight. —Dave Kim, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024

In an appearance on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, Bell attempted to set the record straight about the incident. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024

In separate statements during a Sunday press conference, before any player on the Tigers and Hawkeyes stepped foot on the court Monday night, Reese and Clark set the record straight — there was absolutely no beef between them. —Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024

Wayne Brady is here to set the record straight on his pansexual identity. —Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024