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“When you do something like that, I have to decide whether it’s true or false and then just play the scene with enough sincerity,” Oldman says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Their mother, Easther McCook, 51, was sentenced to two years, suspended for three years, for perverting the course of justice by providing false alibis for her sons.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“I dispute entirely the characterization of my conduct and I will not allow a false narrative to go unchallenged,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

According to prosecutors, Scheuer and Schulz allegedly made "deliberate false statements" to the parliamentary committee investigating the issue.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

After staging a false “burial at sea” to throw the press off the trail, Booth’s body was buried in a simple crate in an unmarked grave at the Old Arsenal Penitentiary.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson