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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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as in lies

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 Lindsay helpfully published a list of ten resources for debunking the most persistent falsehoods related to the attacks. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 Enough is enough -- this spread of blatant and baseless falsehoods must stop. — Mike Toole, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Another example of say anything, even falsehoods, to get elected. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 Getty Images As wildfires sweep Europe and North America, falsehoods about their causes and the nature of climate change are spreading like, well, wildfire. — David Vetter, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 But of the many falsehoods told by them, there was one which quite amazed me. — Agnes Callard, The New York Review of Books, 18 Aug. 2026 In a June poll, KFF asked whether respondents believed in four vaccine falsehoods. — Katrine Wallace, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026 Among the more egregious falsehoods was the one McDonnell had told many people about her younger sister, Holly. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 Defense attorneys also should not be able to reference the felony charges dismissed after video showed agents’ falsehoods. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Coleman, who is married to an immigrant, dispelled any myths that his passionate testimony was racist, anti-immigrant or politically motivated.

— Nicole Russell, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
One of the most persistent myths in modern business is that high-performing talent can routinely overcome a broken environment.

— Natalie Grabher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of myths

Noun

Trump’s 2020 election lies were promoted on several Fox News shows, including Bartiromo’s, and led to numerous defamation lawsuits.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
There’s an incident at a gun range where Ned’s fear of looking emasculated requires his army vet girlfriend to fall for his very dumb, very obvious lies.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of lies

Noun

As is common with these tales of sliding doors, the narrative isn’t linear.

— Emmalee Reed, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Perhaps this saga of planetary conquest is also a sly commentary on Hollywood imperialism, in which even the most far-flung of small-town tales must be overwhelmed by big-name stars in visual-effects drag.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of tales

Noun

Most residual errors identified in recent evaluations fall into mild-to-moderate severity when the note gets properly reviewed.

— Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Skilled accounts earned consistent profits by reacting more quickly to publicly available news, arbitraging inconsistent pricing across related contracts and trading against behavioral errors.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of errors

Noun

As a dad of two daughters, Murdy said he’s made a conscious effort to create strong female-centric original stories like KILLceañera for Horror Nights.

— Eve Chen, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
The current building code typically allows a single staircase for residential buildings with three stories or less.

— Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of stories

Noun

In each case, however, modern physics has shown these assumptions to be illusions.

— Adam Frank, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Designed by Australian magician and magic consultant Adam Mada, the illusions use a fade box where contestants can be seen disappearing and reappearing on the studio monitors in real time.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

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