1
as in myths
a false idea or belief
the possibility of a perpetual motion machine is one falsehood that has been disproved by modern physics
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as in lies
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
several falsehoods in the witness's testimony that may be grounds for perjury
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Recent Examples of falsehoods
Yet medical falsehoods on social media do influence health decisions.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Such undead falsehoods drive our current peril.
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Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
They are peppered with falsehoods, misrepresentations, insults, praise, self-promotion and erratic capitalizations.
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New York Times,
11 June 2026
And given that the current president has put falsehoods about his predecessor on the White House’s walls, a former first family wanting to hold their own story close is understandable.
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Kelsey Ables,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Knowing someone — or of someone — who is gay or lesbian has long tended to dispel falsehoods and quell fears that might exist.
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Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
Santos, whose political rise and fall was characterized by a notorious trail of lies and falsehoods, claimed my story was riddled with errors.
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Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
4 June 2026
For my part, new management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story.
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Joanna Ossinger,laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
In the ensuing months, as Roberts' falsehoods emerged, the Des Moines School Board has sued JG Consulting the search firm that helped the school district find and vet Roberts, accusing it of negligence, fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of contract.
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Kyle Werner,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Such undead falsehoods drive our current peril.
—
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
They are peppered with falsehoods, misrepresentations, insults, praise, self-promotion and erratic capitalizations.
—
New York Times,
11 June 2026
And given that the current president has put falsehoods about his predecessor on the White House’s walls, a former first family wanting to hold their own story close is understandable.
—
Kelsey Ables,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Knowing someone — or of someone — who is gay or lesbian has long tended to dispel falsehoods and quell fears that might exist.
—
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
Santos, whose political rise and fall was characterized by a notorious trail of lies and falsehoods, claimed my story was riddled with errors.
—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
4 June 2026
For my part, new management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story.
—
Joanna Ossinger,laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
In the ensuing months, as Roberts' falsehoods emerged, the Des Moines School Board has sued JG Consulting the search firm that helped the school district find and vet Roberts, accusing it of negligence, fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of contract.
—
Kyle Werner,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsehoods
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After all, the best myths take our normal heroes-and-villains binary and punt it into a million pieces.
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But myths don’t need receipts, and this one has endured for nearly a thousand years.
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Finally, reality itself has a way of fighting back against lies and propaganda.
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Seems like far too many appreciate this type of corruption, and making money on SM for lies, is precisely that.
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The rigidity and delusions of tyrannies are incorrigible; their purity spirals end in executions, not just cancellations; their adventures end in devastation and slaughter.
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All my delusions were still intact; the hospitalization had done nothing to shake them.
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By Christopher Arnott Even tales as old as time need to get told a different way every once in a while.
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Everything else in these tales of Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister can be a bit over-amped and over-stylized.
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The measurements auto-populate the quote, eliminating the transcription errors and ruler mistakes that have plagued the industry for decades.
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Without an operator, the consequences of errors are much greater.
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.
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The history of Kaskaskia is full of stories of resilience and stubborn pride, but also of the inevitability of nature.
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Presented Out of Competition at the 1967 edition of Venice, Deadly Sweet takes it cue from a brief encounter between a disenchanted man and a girl with no illusions in the wake of the murder of a nightclub owner in London.
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Perhaps because of this aesthetic of illusions, the earnest state pride evident in some of the pavilions turns out to feel especially delightful.
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“Falsehoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsehoods. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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