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

There is simply no evidence that Powell misused public funds, or that his testimony to Congress about the project contained a single falsehood.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2026

To secure conviction, prosecutors must prove a falsehood was made “knowingly and willfully” and be “materially” false, fictitious or fraudulent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Often she was ready to accept the official mythology, simply because the difference between truth and falsehood did not seem important to her.

From "1984" by George Orwell