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falsehood

[fawls-hood] / ˈfɔls hʊd /


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Paz told 404 Media that company management had assured him they weren’t feeding information to agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a falsehood he passed on to city governments in his sales pitch.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

One reason we need freedom is that the government can as easily outlaw truth as falsehood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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

Often she was ready to accept the official mythology, simply because the difference between truth and falsehood did not seem important to her.

From "1984" by George Orwell

The speech was strewn with falsehoods that must have appalled even sympathetic listeners in the chamber.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Frances Stonor Saunders’s “The Cultural Cold War” moves beyond outright falsehoods and forgeries to reveal how the Central Intelligence Agency secretly supported a wide-ranging collection of artists and intellectuals between 1947 and 1967.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Judges said he had presented no evidence of “actual malice” or knowing falsehoods, citing the doctrine set in the landmark decision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

In the age of AI, authentic high-resolution satellite imagery collected in real time can give decision-makers vital clues to assess security threats and debunk falsehoods from unverified sources.

From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026

That Paul Marshall, Lola Quincey and she, Briony Tallis, had conspired with silence and falsehoods to send an innocent man to jail?

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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