falsehood

Example Sentences

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Once you’ve built your identity around a cause, however, it’s painful to admit that identity may be based on falsehoods.

From Salon

The pop band Muna chastised some of their supporters for "spreading falsehoods about us and our loved ones for clout and attention"; while Doja Cat called out "creepy" behaviour from a section of her fanbase.

From BBC

Angelides added he feels there seems to be "a desire to perpetuate myths and falsehoods" around Maccabi Tel Aviv and its fans.

From BBC

In a 2005 speech, he called the Democrats who accused the administration of manipulating intelligence to justify the war “opportunists” who peddled “cynical and pernicious falsehoods” to gain political advantage.

From Los Angeles Times

The real cognitive toll, though, comes in the exhaustion the mind suffers in the constant rebuttal of falsehoods.

From Salon