as in liars
a person who tells lies
a once highly admired journalist whose reputation is now that of a disgraced fabulist
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Recent Examples of fabulists
Many people do not know when LLMs are lying to them, which is unsurprising given that the chatbots are very convincing fabulists, serving up slop with unflappable confidence to their unsuspecting audience.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabulists
Noun
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Sadly, these numbers are bare-faced liars.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Which liars are lying in season three?—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What sets Rousteing apart is his sense of cultural timing, his instinct to see stars as storytellers and his ability to anticipate the culture, not just follow a trend, to carry forth the house of Balmain.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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In uncertain times, humour is a powerful tool, and artists are the best jesters, critics, and storytellers around.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Fabulists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabulists. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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