In John 14:6, Jesus described Himself in three ways,....
................BUT He did NOT SAY that He is "IN SO MANY WQRDS" or "IN EFFECT" the truth.......REALLY, REALLY, I am not exaggerating.
Pilate was referring to this world's treatment of TRUTH as unimportant as being the norm (like your concern about me not saying what you claimed I did........"What is truth".
Of course you realize who He said it to (it wouldn't have been appropriate for Jesus to reply).
Some day, you may choose to let "THE %TRUTH" be important to you.