Was Sherlock Telling Anderson The Truth? Yes!
In Sherlock S3E1, towards the end, Sherlock tells Anderson about how he did it - how he survived the jump from the top of the building and faked his suicide.
The episode doesn't make it clear whether or not he was being honest with Anderson, but in true Moffat and Gatiss style, they hid the clues in the two episodes themselves (Reichenbach Falls & Empty Hearse) for viewers to do their own deductions, do some Sherlocking themselves, and find the truth!
Evidence that Sherlock was telling the truth to Anderson from the episodes:
1. In Reichenbach Falls, Sherlock is shown in Bart's, playing with a squash ball, twice. Once bouncing it against a cupboard, and once rolling it on the table. So he had a squash ball, lending credibility to his explanation.
2. One of Anderson's complaints was 'how could you be sure that John would stand in that exact spot? I mean what if he'd moved?' But if you watch Reichenbach Falls, Sherlock actually tells John precisely where to stand, telling him to "Turn around and walk back the way you came," and then "Stop there," and then later when he starts to move, "Stay exactly where you are! Don't move!" So, this problem is not actually a problem.
3. And finally, in the Reichenbach Falls, you can hear the 'beep' from Sherlock's phone as he looks down and sends the 'LAZARUS' text message to Mycroft. It's right after he asks Moriarty for 'one moment of privacy, please.' Sherlock is standing on the edge of the building, and the camera is close up on his face. He looks down, and his phone is not shown, but he must be looking at it, because there is a 'beep' notification noise, and then he looks back up again, as if he has sent the text message. The noise is quite low in the mix, but it is definitely there, have a check for yourself. Now there is a slight continuity issue with this and the Empty Hearse episode, which shows Sherlock sending the text message after Moriarty's (also fake) suicide. However, listen carefully to the Reichenbach Falls version, and you can definitely hear the text notification.
In Sherlock S3E1, towards the end, Sherlock tells Anderson about how he did it - how he survived the jump from the top of the building and faked his suicide.
The episode doesn't make it clear whether or not he was being honest with Anderson, but in true Moffat and Gatiss style, they hid the clues in the two episodes themselves (Reichenbach Falls & Empty Hearse) for viewers to do their own deductions, do some Sherlocking themselves, and find the truth!
Evidence that Sherlock was telling the truth to Anderson from the episodes:
1. In Reichenbach Falls, Sherlock is shown in Bart's, playing with a squash ball, twice. Once bouncing it against a cupboard, and once rolling it on the table. So he had a squash ball, lending credibility to his explanation.
2. One of Anderson's complaints was 'how could you be sure that John would stand in that exact spot? I mean what if he'd moved?' But if you watch Reichenbach Falls, Sherlock actually tells John precisely where to stand, telling him to "Turn around and walk back the way you came," and then "Stop there," and then later when he starts to move, "Stay exactly where you are! Don't move!" So, this problem is not actually a problem.
3. And finally, in the Reichenbach Falls, you can hear the 'beep' from Sherlock's phone as he looks down and sends the 'LAZARUS' text message to Mycroft. It's right after he asks Moriarty for 'one moment of privacy, please.' Sherlock is standing on the edge of the building, and the camera is close up on his face. He looks down, and his phone is not shown, but he must be looking at it, because there is a 'beep' notification noise, and then he looks back up again, as if he has sent the text message. The noise is quite low in the mix, but it is definitely there, have a check for yourself. Now there is a slight continuity issue with this and the Empty Hearse episode, which shows Sherlock sending the text message after Moriarty's (also fake) suicide. However, listen carefully to the Reichenbach Falls version, and you can definitely hear the text notification.
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