untruth
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"That exchange on that issue demonstrates that she's capable of saying a terrible untruth," Vaughan said.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Like some of her real-world counterparts, Madame M. is essentially a chief disinformation officer more interested in supplying untruth than decrying it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
It follows that millions of applications have been filed over the years with some untruth inside, with the vast majority being approved.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2025
The purpose is not to forward any one particular untruth, but to throw out so many conflicting and outrageous claims that people no longer know what to believe, or what they might do about it.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
When I look back on that head-to-head with the Pastor, I’m pretty sure the only untruth I told was saying I didn’t know where I was headed after I left him hollering up Water Street.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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"This has convinced me to write down my own thoughts and memories, once and for all," he said, adding many opinions were "based on untruths that have become accepted over time".
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
“The untruths, mischaracterizations, and revisionist history in your email paint a completely misleading narrative,” Shotwell told the Journal in a statement in 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
"Incendiary untruths can and have led to serious physical harm," Judge Engoron said on Friday.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2023
He interrupted Ms. Welker more than a dozen times, intimidatingly ignoring her questions, disavowing her right to direct the conversation, and shamelessly repeating lies and untruths.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2023
If one is accused of a lie and it turns out to be the truth, there is a backlog that will last a long time and protect a number of untruths.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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