falsehood

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards also said that no US Navy vessel has "dared" approach the Strait of Hormuz, calling Wright's claim a "pure falsehood."

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

British policy toward China, Lord Patten continued, had rested on a "falsehood" that "in order to do business with them, we must avoid saying anything they don't like or doing anything that they don't like".

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Aurinia and its U.S. subsidiary brought the suit against Tidmarsh, alleging defamation and injurious falsehood, and seeking damages for its losses, plus punitive damages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

She went on, “old, tired attacks on conservative women are based on a falsehood that we can’t achieve anything without a man’s help.”

From Slate • Aug. 12, 2025

As with two previous confessions, this one was a mixture of truth and falsehood.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson