false

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Blanche bridled at the suggestion, calling it “the most false statement I have ever heard in my life.”

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, however, told reporters late on Wednesday that any reports suggesting the strait was closed were false, and said there had been an "uptick" in ships passing through.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Cervantes accuses officers of pushing forward with an arrest despite lacking probable cause and building a case against her based on false statements.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Commercial-scale fusion power has had its share of false dawns, says Bechtel, futurist and professor of corporate innovation at the University of Notre Dame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

These stories spread the false claim that Slave Power agents had derailed the President’s train and killed his son, Bennie.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock