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Recent Examples of falsehood Sifting fact from fiction has been nearly impossible on both sides of the border because of the sheer volume of falsehoods, half-truths, memes, misleading video footage and speeches manipulated by artificial intelligence. Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 17 May 2025 The idea that only a select few can call out falsehoods belongs to an ancien régime mindset. Will Fries, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025 But a prosecutor dismissed the statement as just the most recent in a string of falsehoods. Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025 Trump repeats pro-Russian talking points, such as the falsehood that Ukraine started the war. German Lopez, New York Times, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for falsehood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsehood
Noun
  • Researchers noted the positive effects of ecstatic epilepsy and synthesized fifty-three theoretical models of delusion.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 21 June 2025
  • The series focuses on the dynamics of one Danish family and the stripping away of their—and our—delusions about climate change, status, exile, and separation.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Stock photo: A couple lie inside of a campervan side by side.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • The lie corporate America has told for too long is that culture is soft.
    Greg Dolan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • This stylization gives her a veneer of being disarmingly kind; but ultimately, is a form of deception that caused Sophie to fatally trust this person.
    Tiffany Leigh, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Codenamed Operation Midnight Hammer, the overnight mission relied on deception, aerial refueling, and near-total radio silence to hit Iran's Fordo and Natanz enrichment facilities—sites that had withstood weeks of sustained Israeli attacks.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • But the level of deceit of this entire plan is mind-boggling.
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
  • The defense’s case largely rests on accusations that the investigation into O’Keefe’s death was mired by deceit, incompetence and bias.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • When the photographer Víctor Zea was a child living in Lima, Peru, he was taught an Inca myth of origin.
    Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
  • Getting up to speed on the modern-day reality of actual EV usage and charging habits proves to be the antidote to overcoming the ever-fading yet persistent myth of range anxiety.
    Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Where Bailey lands is probably going to tell the tale of his career.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 26 June 2025
  • The page lists half a dozen directorial projects Ford is attached to, including ferry disaster tragedy Wahine out of New Zealand, fantasy tale The King of Light – The Order of the Dark Gods, and comedy Food Fight.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • With very little margin for error, any misstep could lead to a steep correction.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • De Vries has also committed 15 errors at shortstop.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Heading into mandatory minicamp, the biggest story for the Commanders was a player who was not on the field.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • However, Walters' incredible career is only part of her story.
    Sean Keane, ABC News, 23 June 2025

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“Falsehood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsehood. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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