falsehood
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Writing in The Times, Beard bemoaned that the poem's "erotic puzzles, the teasing ironies, the intriguing questions about truth and falsehood" had been replaced with "a rather ponderous Hollywood message about civilisational decline".
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
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
One reason we need freedom is that the government can as easily outlaw truth as falsehood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
At the very least, the definition of lying must include speaking with the aim of causing one’s audience to adopt a falsehood.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
It’s like trying to imagine any falsehood: that the sun revolves around the earth; that humans can fly; that the world is nonviolent.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
Her attempts at dialogue met with platitudes and obvious falsehoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
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
As AI falsehoods explode across social media, often outpacing the capacity of professional fact-checkers, bogus detectors risk adding another layer of deception to an already fractured information ecosystem.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
And Immergut’s latest ruling identifies even more falsehoods put forth by the government.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2025
“The work of Military Intelligence, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Atomic Energy Commission—all, at one time or another have felt the effect of his falsehoods, evasions, and misrepresentations,” Strauss wrote.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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A Web of Lies
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We Were Liars
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