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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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.
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John Connelly,
The New York Review of Books,
18 Dec. 2025
Trump is just straight-up doling out untruths – and blaming Biden.
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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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Nseyo notes there are plenty of unsupported myths around what causes UTIs, so stick to these tips.
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Effective public speaking is crucial for personal branding and career advancement, a skill anyone can develop by replacing common myths with empowering mindsets.
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What makes this town’s culinary history so unique lies within its deep ties to the university.
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Prosecutors argued Murdaugh killed his wife and son to distract from his crumbling legal and financial world as years of thefts and lies were closing in on him.
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The rigidity and delusions of tyrannies are incorrigible; their purity spirals end in executions, not just cancellations; their adventures end in devastation and slaughter.
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All my delusions were still intact; the hospitalization had done nothing to shake them.
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Daily tales of war and violence around the world made one want to clench one’s fists, grit one’s teeth, and to shout out in a paean of outraged hysteria.
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Hopefully, these three will be among the final cautionary tales of poor draft decisions.
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Tigers rookies Hao-Yu Lee and Kevin McGonigle drove in two runs apiece after errors by third baseman José Caballero and left fielder Cody Bellinger.
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The Giants used three infield hits and two errors to score a pair of runs against Sale in the sixth inning, then Matt Chapman’s double set up Luis Arraez’s sacrifice fly in the seventh.
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As a coastal town shaped by generations of immigrants, Half Moon Bay now has a new art display that serves as a reminder of the people and stories that continue to define the community.
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The board was also expected to vote Friday on a new social studies curriculum that links Bible stories with American history.
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Presented Out of Competition at the 1967 edition of Venice, Deadly Sweet takes it cue from a brief encounter between a disenchanted man and a girl with no illusions in the wake of the murder of a nightclub owner in London.
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Perhaps because of this aesthetic of illusions, the earnest state pride evident in some of the pavilions turns out to feel especially delightful.
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Yet medical falsehoods on social media do influence health decisions.
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Such undead falsehoods drive our current peril.
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“Untruths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untruths. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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