1
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
The allegations are a mixture of truth, falsehoods and misdirection.
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The images have led to related falsehoods that have spread online in their wake.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
In this environment, influencers and politically motivated accounts now function as de facto broadcasters, often spreading half-truths, distortions or outright falsehoods with little accountability.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
This will cause people to be unsure of what is truth versus falsehoods.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Trump has targeted freedom of speech, attempting to control and change information — often with misinformation and falsehoods — to push his views into the media, higher education, national museums and the arts.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 23 Jan. 2026
On a far too frequent basis, Americans have listened to the erratic falsehoods of a pathologically narcissistic president while our Republican leaders in Congress cower in the corners of their offices in a state of self-protective paralysis.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
Powell and Giuliani settled lawsuits with Dominion over election falsehoods.
—Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026
Fairness can’t be built on falsehoods.
—Alanna Smith, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The images have led to related falsehoods that have spread online in their wake.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
In this environment, influencers and politically motivated accounts now function as de facto broadcasters, often spreading half-truths, distortions or outright falsehoods with little accountability.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
This will cause people to be unsure of what is truth versus falsehoods.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Trump has targeted freedom of speech, attempting to control and change information — often with misinformation and falsehoods — to push his views into the media, higher education, national museums and the arts.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 23 Jan. 2026
On a far too frequent basis, Americans have listened to the erratic falsehoods of a pathologically narcissistic president while our Republican leaders in Congress cower in the corners of their offices in a state of self-protective paralysis.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
Powell and Giuliani settled lawsuits with Dominion over election falsehoods.
—Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026
Fairness can’t be built on falsehoods.
—Alanna Smith, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsehoods
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One of the projects, Ono Ghost Market, which was originally developed as a streaming series before being retooled as a feature film, will draw inspiration from Asian myths about supernatural marketplaces.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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But the drastic measures that looksmaxxers are willing to take are lethal to one of their own foundational myths—the myth of natural beauty.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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MarQuetta Clayton, Rueda's attorney, showed messages from Signal that Baumann admitted were lies, including one about his parents being at risk of deportation.—
Kelsy Mittauer,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Both wars were based on lies about imminent threats from nuclear weapons to justify wars of choice.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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No more division, distraction of gender delusions.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Multiple studies have explored the tendency of chatbots to encourage users’ delusions.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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There’s water everywhere, approach angles that punish the wrong side of the fairway, and a closing stretch with a long history of turning good rounds into cautionary tales.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Celebrate all things Irish, rock out to four bands, watch a musical that intertwines two mythic tales, see a Baltimore cult classic at the Senator Theatre and listen to a soulful tribute to R&B legends.—
John Coffren,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Mar. 2026
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No man’s land Remarkably, all of this has been happening in a regulatory vacuum and with technology that is known to make errors.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Documents released since December have included redaction errors, leaked victim identities, and ongoing complaints of mishandling by department officials.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Most players, these days, share those stories on podcasts.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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The island is famously low-key, thanks in part to an ordinance that restricts buildings over three stories, keeping high-rises and big resort brands off the sand.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Only hours into the conflict, an errant strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in southern Iran served as a gut-wrenching reminder of the cost of such illusions, and a testament to the grim truth that those who pay most dearly for the fog of war are almost always the innocent.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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Miuccia Prada, herself a billionaire, has no illusions that the runway is a space for political grandstanding.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Falsehoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsehoods. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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