This episode was written by voice actor Harry Shearer and directed by Mike Frank Polcino.
In this episode, Kent Brockman is fired for lying about an experience, but Lisa and Bart go to him to report a discovery while Homer tries to get a promotion at work.
At the show, Kent starts telling war stories such as when he crash landed a falling helicopter on a sinking container.
However, Lisa soon finds out that the candy is extremely addictive and leaves a tingling sensation, so she teams up with Bart to discover why.
They manage to break into one of the Krusty factories, steal samples from the product and take them to Professor Frink where they find out it contains formaldehyde.
Kent is depressed because he is unable to find a new job at the news scene and contemplates suicide.
Club gave the episode a B− stating, "In the end, 'Trust But Clarify' is pretty forgettable in the grand scheme, although hardly negligible.