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false

[fawls] / fɔls /




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False rumors and smear campaigns have spread across social media for two decades, destroying reputations in their wake.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

False alarms would result in unnecessary downtime, while the machine is reset.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

AFP journalists near the Simon's Town base saw the Russian-flagged corvette vessel pull into False Bay.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

That would violate California’s False Advertising and Unfair Competition laws, the lawsuit alleged.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

"I had a lot of friends. False friends. Then I had creditors, too. Probably had more creditors than anybody in England."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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