canard

Example Sentences

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As protestors take to the streets in Cuba, defying a violent government crackdown, Americans across the political spectrum have a chance to break with old canards about the country.

From Washington Post

But the core of this canard remained generally the same as it spread out of California and into national politics.

From Los Angeles Times

In a series of recent tweets, he asked people to "not believe in fake photos and canards about ongoing work at Central Vista Avenue".

From BBC

While these pro-gun groups continue to trot out tattered canards about “good guys with guns” deterring violent crime, studies have shown that right-to-carry laws don’t have that effect.

From Washington Post

A total canard, an excuse for protectionism, he says, and one that glosses over the findings of the European Food Safety Authority, which in 2008 could find no evidence that chlorinated chickens are unsafe.

From New York Times