untruth
noun
un·truth
ˌən-ˈtrüth 
ˈən-ˌtrüth
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Examples of untruth in a Sentence
the untruths he has uttered
their argument rests on a fundamental untruth which has long been discredited
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Beneath these fabrications are a bedrock of untruths humanity has told itself about the consequences of our collective actions.
—Porter Fox, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
The bomb threat suggests that untruths about migration may feed threats of violence for some time.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Untruth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untruth. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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