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• n  the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
• v  reveal the true nature of
• v  take the mask off

• The unmasking of the plot would come soon, it seemedperhaps this week.
• Feeney's unmasking was the first of 1997's philanthropic dramas, as a roaring bull market induced conspicuous giving from Ted Turner, George Soros and Bill Gates.
• His Bourne is a man of three expressions: going blank, which gives his features the slackness of a new corpse; showing wariness of imminent danger or unmasking, like a naughty .

• expose
• unmask
• uncloak

• mask

News & Articles

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• Shortage of primary care doctors forces groups to adapt
  Dr. Michael Kelleher, Reliant Medical Group's medical director for quality and patient safety and interim chief medical officer, sees Massachusetts as ahead of the curve in unmasking a medical crisis: the looming shortage in adult primary care.
  July 23, 2013 - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Blogger News Network (blog)
  † Obama complained that, "[Republican] politicians routinely exploited fears of crime for their own electoral ends" and that "talk show hosts and conservative commentators built entire careers unmasking bogus claims of racism while dismissing...
• Erika Steinbach in International Herald Tribune
  If his information minister is now following up and insulting Chancellor Merkel as a 'racist' and a 'fascist,' then this government is unmasking itself,Steinbach said.
• Julie Gerberding in BBC News
  Julie Gerberding, director of the US Centers for Disease Control, said: "By unmasking the 1918 virus we are revealing some of the secrets that will help us predict and prepare for the next pandemic."