canard

Example Sentences

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Saab’s attorney, David Rivkin, rejected that argument as a “canard” and an “utterly dangerous” precedent that undermines the very essence of international diplomacy.

From Washington Times

Yet in the days after the election, Ms. Thomas had far more standing to take action than most who embraced such canards.

From New York Times

Whatever you think of this latest and most lucrative of Spidey adventures, most of the arguments for its alleged Oscar-worthiness rest on a tiresome canard that equates popularity with quality, ubiquitousness with greatness.

From Los Angeles Times

He falsely and absurdly accused Ukraine’s democratically elected government of “genocide,” using that canard as justification for the most massive military assault in Europe since World War II.

From Washington Post

Such pseudoscientific ideas continue to fuel popular racist canards, such as the idea that Black people have genes predisposing them to violence.

From Salon