falsehood
noun
false·hood
ˈfȯls-ˌhu̇d 
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Examples of falsehood in a Sentence
the line between truth and falsehood
the possibility of a perpetual motion machine is one falsehood that has been disproved by modern physics
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But in the past year, the work of researchers at SIO and other institutions studying viral falsehoods and their impact on democracy have become the focus of scrutiny by Republicans in the courts and in Congress, who allege their work amounts to censorship.
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Shannon Bond, NPR, 14 June 2024
Contestant Marco Rubio has spouted a number of big-lie falsehoods, including the fiction that voters were paid.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
His nonprofit organization, Children’s Health Defense, also promotes falsehoods about vaccines for children.
—Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
His is just one of many complaints against BNN, a site based in Hong Kong that published numerous falsehoods during its short time online as a result of what appeared to be generative A.I. errors.
—Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 6 June 2024
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Shannon Bond, NPR, 14 June 2024
Contestant Marco Rubio has spouted a number of big-lie falsehoods, including the fiction that voters were paid.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
His nonprofit organization, Children’s Health Defense, also promotes falsehoods about vaccines for children.
—Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
His is just one of many complaints against BNN, a site based in Hong Kong that published numerous falsehoods during its short time online as a result of what appeared to be generative A.I. errors.
—Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 6 June 2024
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“Falsehood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsehood. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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falsehood
noun
false·hood
ˈfȯls-ˌhu̇d
1
: an untrue statement : lie
2
: the habit of lying
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