falsehood
Example Sentences
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Rather than respond to every claim, Logan says his office picks its battles, intervening only when a falsehood appears likely to reach a wide audience.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
"Anyone with a big social media following has a potential profit-taking opportunity if they spread the right falsehood at the right time."
From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026
In a joint statement with local government officials on Monday, Kaduna state police commissioner Alhaji Muhammad Rabiu described the information as "mere falsehood which is being peddled by conflict entrepreneurs who want to cause chaos".
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
Aurinia and its U.S. subsidiary brought the suit against Tidmarsh, alleging defamation and injurious falsehood, and seeking damages for its losses, plus punitive damages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025
It hadn’t worked, and he had dismissed the attempt when he could no longer ignore that it felt like a pathetic falsehood.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Vocabulary lists containing falsehood
A Web of Lies
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We Were Liars
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The Misfits
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