Spider is a firm believer in the truth and delivering it to his readers in the most direct and blunt manner possible, often capitalising it as "The Truth" in his writing for emphasis. This is most notable in one story, when Spider's editor recounts the tale of how Spider submitted an article on the election of the Richard Nixon-analogue "The Beast", which consisted of the word "fuck" repeated eight thousand times (from Transmetropolitan #1). His approach to journalism has been encapsulated by Spider as "The truth...no matter what" and his appraisal of others rises if they feel the same way.
