falsehood

noun

false·hood | \ˈfȯls-ˌhu̇d

Definition of falsehood

1 : an untrue statement : lie

2 : absence of truth or accuracy

3 : the practice of lying : mendacity

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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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So the Trump administration couldn’t use simple errors or harmless falsehoods as reasons for stripping anyone of citizenship. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "Can the Trump administration legally strip immigrants of citizenship?," 12 June 2018 Maybe that’s a sign that the American people are becoming inured to Trump’s falsehoods & distortions. — Jennie Neufeld, Vox, "Vox Sentences: Trade war will tariff us apart," 7 July 2018 As everyone seeks to gain answers while watching the calamity unfold in real time, several truths have been lost and falsehoods put forth. — Stacey Leasca, Glamour, "Here Are the Facts About Trump’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy," 19 June 2018 The spread of Russian disinformation and hoaxes on YouTube and Facebook has raised questions about the role of technology platforms in displaying and amplifying falsehoods, contributing to a climate of distrust and social division. — Author: Elizabeth Dwoskin, Craig Timberg, Anchorage Daily News, "How merchants quietly use Facebook to flood Amazon with fake reviews," 24 Apr. 2018 Some stories are legitimate, some are not, and others are generated by the president's own falsehoods and exaggerations. — Ray Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, "What Matters in Hollywood Today," 23 Jan. 2018 Mr Putin’s regime, rather like its Soviet predecessor, is built on falsehood and the threat of violence. — The Economist, "As the World Cup begins, Russia should free Oleg Sentsov," 14 June 2018 These falsehoods and gross inaccuracies are only being written in the hopes of maligning me for sensationalistic purposes. — Joe Palazzolo, WSJ, "Michael Cohen’s D.C. Consulting Career: Scattershot, With Mixed Success," 14 May 2018 Facebook’s efforts to bring in human moderators to vet news stories—by, say, excluding articles from sources that frequently published verifiable falsehoods—exposed the company to charges of censorship. — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, "Unmasking A.I.'s Bias Problem," 25 June 2018

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