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falsehood

[fawls-hood] / ˈfɔls hʊd /


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Rather than respond to every claim, Logan says his office picks its battles, intervening only when a falsehood appears likely to reach a wide audience.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

"Anyone with a big social media following has a potential profit-taking opportunity if they spread the right falsehood at the right time."

From Barron's Jun. 13, 2026

The pitch is that better tools would enable us to separate fact from falsehood more efficiently.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2026

In a joint statement with local government officials on Monday, Kaduna state police commissioner Alhaji Muhammad Rabiu described the information as "mere falsehood which is being peddled by conflict entrepreneurs who want to cause chaos".

From BBC Jan. 20, 2026

By the time he began, it had been buried under the lime of falsehood for a decade.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

Judges said he had presented no evidence of “actual malice” or knowing falsehoods, citing the doctrine set in the landmark decision.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

The falsehoods -- circulating across tech platforms including X, TikTok and Facebook -- have also added fresh fuel to a longstanding conspiracy theory that NASA's 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing was faked.

From Barron's Apr. 11, 2026

This has allowed purveyors of falsehoods to build audiences on social media and podcasts.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

After MI5 apologised, we then showed that inquiries into what happened by MI5 and the government were deficient and unreliable, with further falsehoods provided to the court.

From BBC Jan. 25, 2026

It is truth they enact, a truth that shames all human falsehoods and deceits.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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