[7][8][9] Between fake news and fact checking, the truth has never been more contested, which makes this a very timely project.The project was started in 2011 by artists Ryan Alexiev, Hank Willis Thomas and Jim Ricks.

The project toured Afghanistan in 2013 in a partnership with Free Press Unlimited, a media development organization based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and 1TV (Afghan TV channel).

[17] It has also appeared in South Africa, Australia, and in 2018 toured Mexico from Chiapas to Juarez visiting 20 locations under the name: En Busca de la Verdad.

[18][8][19] The 'Booth', the Mexican videos, and a documentary about the 2018 tour are part of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden's exhibition Manifesto: Art x Agency showing 2019 – 20.

[20][21] In Search of the Truth was exhibited as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival in September of 2019[22][23] and in October of 2019 the project came to St. Louis and visited Ferguson.