falsehood
noun
false·hood
ˈfȯls-ˌhu̇d 
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Examples of falsehood in a Sentence
the line between truth and falsehood
the possibility of a perpetual motion machine is one falsehood that has been disproved by modern physics
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Musk also reinstated many users who had been suspended for hate speech and spreading falsehoods.
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Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
In early 2021, the voting-machine company Smartmatic sued Fox News for more than two billion dollars, alleging that the conservative pundit Lou Dobbs had spread falsehoods about its voting systems.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
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Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
In early 2021, the voting-machine company Smartmatic sued Fox News for more than two billion dollars, alleging that the conservative pundit Lou Dobbs had spread falsehoods about its voting systems.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
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“Falsehood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsehood. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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falsehood
noun
false·hood
ˈfȯls-ˌhu̇d
1
: an untrue statement : lie
2
: the habit of lying
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