1
as in myths
a false idea or belief
their argument rests on a fundamental untruth which has long been discredited
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2
as in lies
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
the Web site is rife with untruths and misleading information
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Recent Examples of untruths
But in the popular imagination, untruths persist that should be corrected.
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 3 June 2026
Beyond easily demonstrable untruths about Ukraine, what’s unfortunate about Slezkine’s historical analysis is its failure to ponder cause and effect, even at a superficial level.
—John Connelly, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025
Trump is just straight-up doling out untruths – and blaming Biden.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The Week Us, TheWeek, 3 June 2026
Beyond easily demonstrable untruths about Ukraine, what’s unfortunate about Slezkine’s historical analysis is its failure to ponder cause and effect, even at a superficial level.
—John Connelly, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025
Trump is just straight-up doling out untruths – and blaming Biden.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untruths
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Autumn Johnson, executive director of Arizona solar advocacy group AriSEIA, said myths about solar energy have flourished in communities across the state, stalling the construction of cheap, deployable electricity when the state needs it most.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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The blue turf is iconic and the stuff of myths.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
3 Dec. 2025
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However, what seemed like the perfect life was really a complex house of cards built on lies and insanity.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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For his potential successor, Republicans are left to choose between an outright election denier, Vernon Jones, and a state lawmaker, Tim Fleming, who avoids explicitly disputing the president’s 2020 election lies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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The idea of blocking states from regulating AI has received broad pushback in recent months amid a string of reports highlighting risks of the technology causing delusions or contributing to self-harm among users, or exposing children to sexualized, adult material.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
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Obsessively talking with a bot about fantasy football could lead to delusions, just the same as could talking with a bot about impossible schematics for a time machine.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2025
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The first book was published the same year as Serial debuted, kicking off our burgeoning obsession with true crime and our tendency to romanticize the male perpetrators while often homogenizing their overwhelmingly female victims into cautionary tales.—
Scarlett Harris,
Time,
11 June 2026
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Set in Mexico in the late 1800s, the story centers on Francisca, a gifted writer of dark tales and fantastical characters.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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This redundancy allows the system to correct errors that naturally creep in.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Aug. 2025
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While a necropsy found that the leash and IV tubes did not contribute to the dog’s death, the shelter conducted an internal review and promised accountability for any missteps, acknowledging that procedural errors were made.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
25 Aug. 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
10 Dec. 2025
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The streamer, owned by Reliance Industries and backed by Disney, will introduce regional-first formats, and new stories and creative voices, while develoing writing labs, mentorship programs and skill-building workshops.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Dec. 2025
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India will try to pursue a stable relationship with China, without any illusions of deep partnership.—
JAMES CRABTREE,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Dec. 2025
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His fight against the lure of the Upside Down is bolstered by strong performances from its talented cast, mind-bending illusions, and some serious jump scares that will keep you on the edge of your seat.—
EW Staff December 2,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Dec. 2025
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Such undead falsehoods drive our current peril.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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They are peppered with falsehoods, misrepresentations, insults, praise, self-promotion and erratic capitalizations.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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“Untruths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untruths. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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