(n.) Want of truth or accuracy; an untrue assertion or representation; error; misrepresentation; falsity.
(n.) A deliberate intentional assertion of what is known to be untrue; a departure from moral integrity; a lie.
(n.) Treachery; deceit; perfidy; unfaithfulness.
(n.) A counterfeit; a false appearance; an imposture.
Example Sentences:
(1) It’s impossible to automate fully the process of separating truth from falsehood, and it’s dubious to cede such control to for-profit media giants.
(2) Unfortunately, this explosion is mild compared with the number of myths, falsehoods and downright lies which have accompanied these ideas.
(3) Mourinho’s pre-match utterances are generally best skimmed for the odd word not specifically dedicated to inflammatory falsehoods, but Chelsea’s manager was correct to offer some wary respect for the Football League’s champion club and here, lining up in a tightly knit 4-4-2, Leicester were sharp in the tackle early on, and pacy on the break throughout.
(4) When blatant falsehoods are presented as truth on critical questions - by a film that touts itself as a journalistic presentation of actual events - insisting on apolitical appreciation of this "art" is indeed a reckless abdication.
(5) The UK's biggest retailer began legal proceedings against the paper and its editor, Alan Rusbridger, for libel and malicious falsehood.
(6) Mayer blasted “falsehoods” she said had been circulating in the media, including reports that the company had spent $7m on its holiday party and $4m on a food program.
(7) Just as the Victorian science revolution played havoc with religious superstition, so the information revolution can now play havoc with political falsehood.
(8) In response Maguwu gave himself up and was charged with publishing falsehoods prejudicial to the economic interests of the state.
(9) Among the nine instances of alleged falsehoods, it is alleged that Coulson falsely claimed that he did not know his royal editor Clive Goodman was involved in hacking, that he did not know payments were being paid to Mulcaire for hacking and that he had not heard Mulcaire’s name prior to his arrest.
(10) So what are the facts and falsehoods about our new fivers?
(11) "They promote a falsehood, the homophobic idea of 'therapy' to change the sexual orientation of lesbians and gay men."
(12) I now had to learn about the law of malicious falsehood – the company claimed I personally had deliberately constructed a lie – as well as a libel.
(13) When it was a good story it was worth doing the extra work, but much of the time it would turn out to be a lie.” The woes of fact-checking Trump are now well known, but they weren’t then, or even when Mulcahy first wrote about them publicly: her 1988 book about her time at Page Six devotes an entire half a chapter to Trump’s fondness for falsehoods.
(14) Abbott has in an interview with Fairfax unleashed a fresh tirade about Julie Bishop , accusing her of peddling falsehoods about the events leading up to Turnbull’s ascension.
(15) But how many more times must we be subjected to the utter falsehood that somehow Cameron had to “meet the challenges of economic crisis”, as Vernon Bogdanor writes?
(16) Michael Cohen told the Associated Press on Saturday that Schneiderman's lawsuit was filled with falsehoods.
(17) While the internet and social media can lead to the rapid spread of falsehoods and dubious claims, they can also be used to check quickly such claims and expose lies ( Trump and Brexit herald a brave new word: post-truth , 16 November).
(18) The New York Times was right to call out the White House on obvious falsehoods, but its big headline was part of the reactive news coverage that Trump gamed throughout his campaign.
(19) And MSNBC still has quite a ways to go before it matches Fox's demonstrated willingness to spew outright falsehoods in pursuit of its partisan agenda.
(20) During a trip to Kiev, US secretary of state John Kerry claimed Moscow was “working hard to create a pretext for Russia to invade further,” and “hiding its hand behind falsehoods, intimidation and provocations.” Kerry also scoffed at reports of a news conference held by Vladimir Putin in which he appeared to deny a Russian military presence in Crimea.
Mendacious
Definition:
(a.) Given to deception or falsehood; lying; as, a mendacious person.
(a.) False; counterfeit; containing falsehood; as, a mendacious statement.
(2) ); greases up to wealth and power and lets the poor go to hell; he is ruthless, mendacious, slippery and shameless.
(3) Ferguson's selection of the "chosen one" now looks less like John the Baptist heralding Christ and more like what I would do if invited to select my ex's next partner; the mendacious dispatch of a castrated chump to grimly jiggle with futile pumps upon Man United's bone-dry, trophy-bare mound.
(4) Sherborne suggested that it would be for Dacre to explain why Associated was sticking by its "mendacious smears" comment when he appears before the inquiry on 6 February.
(5) It's a form of national employment, but it's a profoundly mendacious, dangerous, costly worldwide position to maintain, so similar to Winston Churchill's impossible dream during the Second World War of preserving the British Empire.
(6) To try to keep up with the welter of environmental claims, test the green spin and spot the green frauds, the Guardian is launching today a regular online column, Greenwash, and calls on readers to submit their examples of the fraudulent, mendacious, confusing, ignorant or just daft claims jostling for our attention.
(7) Indeed, by Monday night, the Mail on Sunday had described Grant's claims, including one that his phone had been hacked by the paper, as "mendacious smears" and named his ex-girlfriend Jemima Khan as their source, which Khan denied on Twitter.
(8) "Mendacious smear, some would say was going miles too far," he said.
(9) The fate of the farm animals was so grim, the pigs were so mean and mendacious and treacherous, the sheep were so stupid.
(10) These characterisations are false, going on mendacious.
(11) In its main editorial , the NRA executive vice-president was attacked for his "mendacious, delusional, almost deranged rant."
(12) "I do lean towards the delusional rather than the mendacious," he said.
(13) Ordinary people have no real ability to undo the damage of a misleading and mendacious front-page story.
(14) Of all the mendacious nonsense that pours out of politicians' mouths, David Cameron's claim that British combat troops will be coming home from Afghanistan with their "mission accomplished" is in a class all of its own.
(15) A measure of rapprochement with Labour and an end to mendacious attacks is the best way to distance themselves from their Tory captors.
(16) We underestimated their willingness to be mendacious and xenophobic,” he said.
(17) Victors usually write history, so where is Tony Blair to tell of all he achieved and rebut the mendacious narrative of the coalition?
(18) In a tense exchange on the subject lasting more than an hour, Hartley said that in her view the group would "stand by" its "mendacious smears" allegation.
(19) Osborne's predecessor, Alistair Darling, accused him on Radio 4's Today programme of being "mendacious" in insisting that the government had to slash spending or risk a Greek-style meltdown.
(20) The character found an echo in the witty, if talkative, The Honey Pot (1967), where he was cast as Rex Harrison's mendacious secretary.