2 x 2 = 4 .... any that come up with 5 are simply WRONG...
Of course, but that does not explain what truth is. If someone said, "2 X 2 = 5" that would be false, and if someone else said "2 X 2 = 4" that would be true. But truth is the attribute that pertains to all true statements.
Truth is simply a quality or attribute and it pertains only to statements or assertions about something. If I simply say, "penguin" or "phoenix" neither is either true or false. They are just ideas or "concepts." Until I say something about them, that is, make a statement or assertion about them, the concept of truth is irrelevant. If I say, "there are penguins in the Antarctic" that is true and an example of truth. If I say, "there are phoenixes in the Antarctic" that is false, and and example of untruth. If I say "the phoenix is an ancient Egyptian mythical creature," that is true and an example of truth.
Truth is nothing more than the concept for the attribute common to all statements or assertions which are true. To regard truth as more than that is an example of the fallacy of reefication.
Hank