Definition of big lie
: a deliberate gross distortion of the truth used especially as a propaganda tactic
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Mixing dogged research and testy, sparring interviews with the charming pretender, Mr Cercas scrupulously tracks Mr Marco’s big lie.
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The bigger problem for me is that these protests are fueling a big lie — the meme that police routinely shoot unarmed black men.
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This gets to an even bigger lie—the one that got us here in the first place.
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First Known Use of big lie
1939
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