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falsehoods

noun

plural of falsehood

as in myths

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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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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Recent Examples of falsehoods In an era when AI generates convincing falsehoods at scale and a third of teenagers report being deceived by fake content online, the ability to weigh evidence critically is not an academic exercise but a plain necessity. — Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Trump is twice divorced, relishes cursing publicly and offers a never-ending onslaught of falsehoods. — Will Weissert, Fortune, 18 July 2026 Prime-time addresses that spew grievances and obvious falsehoods may drive voters even further away from the GOP. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 The president himself frequently rails against transgender people in his public remarks and executive orders, spreading falsehoods and using bigoted language. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 Critics say Yoon’s campaign further polarized the country by injecting falsehoods into already bitter political disputes and making compromise increasingly difficult. — ABC News, 7 July 2026 Yet medical falsehoods on social media do influence health decisions. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026 Such undead falsehoods drive our current peril. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 They are peppered with falsehoods, misrepresentations, insults, praise, self-promotion and erratic capitalizations. — New York Times, 11 June 2026

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Host Karina Longworth strips away the sanitized studio myths of Old Hollywood, offering meticulously researched, creative nonfiction that portrays famous icons as relatable, flawed human beings rather than untouchable legends.

— Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
In a country stubbornly attached to myths about the military’s positive transformative power, Platner presented a stark counterfactual.

— Jasper Craven, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

Definition of myths

Noun

Symptoms can include delusions, hallucinations, extreme depression, insomnia, paranoia and rapid mood swings.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 20 July 2026
On their debut album, the Detroit musician skewers social-climbing scene darlings and tackles personal existential delusions over a frenetic blend of post-punk and electro-pop.

— Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026

Definition of delusions

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Both lefties, Skubel (6 feet 3, 220) is much bigger than Dalkowski (5-11, 175) and may throw as hard, but has yet to take a hitter’s ear off, to reference one of the tall tales associated with him.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
High-profile cameos from Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider help these parodies retain the spirit of the original tales, and in a true indication of quality, King is rumored to have praised it.

— Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

Definition of tales

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Headline figures such as tasks completed, queries handled or hours saved can look impressive while concealing errors, rework, poor customer outcomes and escalating operating expenses.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
High jump is a technical event — while physiology matters, the winner tends to be decided by who can best correct their errors as the bar goes up.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of errors

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Horrific news stories about hospitals making choices about who received treatment began to shape her story.

— Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
As with any prestige product or famous brand, many stories have been created around champagne, sometimes to increase the mystique, sometimes in an effort to explain things that are not easy to understand, sometimes to make complicated things simple.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of stories

Noun

Neither of them, however, had any illusions about his prospects.

— Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Because only in intense, rarefied states will our illusions finally drop away, like redundant scaffolding, freeing us to perceive life on a more visceral level.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026

Definition of illusions

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