canard

Example Sentences

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McCarthy repeated the canard that the money would pay for an “army of 87,000 IRS agents.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Kremlin meanwhile described the allegation as "just another canard".

From BBC

“The increasing prevalence and acceptance of anti-Jewish canards fuels stereotypes that manifest not only in objectionable public prejudice, but increasingly violent attacks against Jews,” Levin said.

From Los Angeles Times

Along with the illusion that tax cuts increase revenue, the notion that authoritarian regimes are clear-sighted, clever and efficient is one of the more persistent canards in political pathology.

From Salon

“Write what you know” is splendid advice, but it can also perpetuate an unfortunate canard, namely that great literary accomplishment can be born only of direct, autobiographical experience.

From Los Angeles Times