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Blanche bridled at the suggestion, calling it “the most false statement I have ever heard in my life.”

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, however, told reporters late on Wednesday that any reports suggesting the strait was closed were false, and said there had been an "uptick" in ships passing through.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Prosecutors also alleged that Gershman’s immigration fraud went beyond false statements on government forms.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

That is both a terrible abdication of responsibility and a false application of principle that serves only the interests of the wicked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

John Harrison Surratt was eventually tracked down through Canada to Europe, where he served, under a false name, in the pope’s army.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson