as in liars
a person who tells lies
a once highly admired journalist whose reputation is now that of a disgraced fabulist
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Recent Examples of fabulists
Many people do not know when LLMs are lying to them, which is unsurprising given that the chatbots are very convincing fabulists, serving up slop with unflappable confidence to their unsuspecting audience.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabulists
Noun
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But one scholar, Anthony Grafton, who about thirty years ago published Forgers and Critics, focused on how in the early modern period, there was this enormous flourishing not only of culture but also of liars.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Yes, the Swedes are oddly beautiful, but they are known liars about safety.—
John Kenney,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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At its center is Sharjah Media City – also known as Shams – a young but fast-growing media and production hub betting that the next generation of Arab storytellers will want to build their careers closer to home.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Thailand is brimming with exceptional storytellers and untapped creative brilliance.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Fabulists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabulists. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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