debunk
Example Sentences
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That assumption needs to be debunked, and it starts from the top.
Mr. Kennedy has long asserted that the measles vaccine causes autism, but the CDC page doesn’t go that far, perhaps because so many studies have debunked the claim.
The authors debunk commonly held myths that cast senior citizens as inept, scam-prone users of the internet.
Starbucks spokesperson Jaci Anderson said last month that “allegations by Workers United have all previously been debunked and are without merit.”
From Los Angeles Times
Fact-checkers have debunked it hundreds of times, pointing out that tariffs were largely paid by U.S. consumers, not China.
From Salon
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