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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

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

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

“And this,” said she, “is the end of all his friend’s anxious circumspection! of all his sister’s falsehood and contrivance! the happiest, wisest, most reasonable end!”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Generative AI systems are known for their ability to "hallucinate" and assert falsehoods as fact, even sometimes invent sources for inaccurate information.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

O’Brien sees the Nazi allegations as falsehoods that steal attention from the actor’s actual sins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

But investors can sue over “material” falsehoods and omissions, and they often do.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

Her attempts at dialogue met with platitudes and obvious falsehoods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

“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