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as in delusion
a false idea or belief
the possibility of a perpetual motion machine is one falsehood that has been disproved by modern physics
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as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
several falsehoods in the witness's testimony that may be grounds for perjury
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as in deception
the quality or state of being false
scientists eventually demonstrated the falsehood of the claim that prehistoric fish did not evolve lungs and legs
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as in deceit
the tendency to tell lies
a cynic who believes that politics are a veritable fount of falsehood
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Recent Examples of falsehood
Patel had sought $10 million in damages on claims of defamation, injurious falsehood and business disparagement.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
And though professional writers such as Scalzi and myself have platforms and connections to correct falsehoods attributed to us, most people are not so lucky.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
At the event in Wheeling, Pritzker also took on Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been often accused of peddling falsehoods about immunizations.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
The second, a hamfisted move to bully Orange County into modifying an agreement with federal immigration officials, featured outrageous falsehoods and an over-the-top threat to remove all seven members of the County Commission from office.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
And though professional writers such as Scalzi and myself have platforms and connections to correct falsehoods attributed to us, most people are not so lucky.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
At the event in Wheeling, Pritzker also took on Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been often accused of peddling falsehoods about immunizations.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
The second, a hamfisted move to bully Orange County into modifying an agreement with federal immigration officials, featured outrageous falsehoods and an over-the-top threat to remove all seven members of the County Commission from office.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsehood
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For an in-depth look at AI psychosis and especially the co-creation of delusions via human-AI collaboration, see my recent analysis at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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If someone is already at risk of paranoia or delusions, AI may validate their thoughts in a way that intensifies their beliefs.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Our family has been ruined by Denise's lies of promising to end a year-long affair.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Harrison called that a lie, saying Welsh knew of university professors teaching LGBTQ+ content long before Monday.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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Advances in deception and seeking technologies will further shape this contest, as each side works to reduce the effectiveness of the other’s systems.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Minnesota’s Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson condemned the deception and affirmed how troubling the ambush was.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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His lurid saga — set in the tropics, the plot revolving around deceit and a dead body — would be just the sort of onscreen story PMI specialized in financing.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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And in a world where time is money, conditions are ripe for a perfect storm of greed, deceit, and willful gullibility—all in the hope of getting ahead faster than the rest.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Getting Started With Beginning Meditation Steps Plenty of obstacles and myths abound that can keep you from taking the first step to meditate.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Inadequate medical advice can lead to injury, burnout or premature retirement from sports, and the persistent myth that pregnancy is an athletic liability can discourage sponsorships and media coverage.—
Starre Vartan,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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The tale is pilfered from the Aeneid, but Virgil would blench to see the curtain rise on Jupiter, dandling Ganymede, a beautiful boy, upon his knee.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel Hamnet imagined the relationship between the Bard and his spouse as an intimate tale of lust, compromise, joy, resentment, support, and sorrow.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Due to an editing error, a prior version of this report misstated what match Djokovic is playing Friday.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Sabalenka ended the match with 43 winners compared to 27 errors; Pegula was 21 for 15.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Then, in February, after an early version of the site was ready, a story about Shield Seniors and Tejasvi appeared in the Dallas Observer, bringing her to the attention of the people at AARP.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Falsehood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsehood. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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