as in deception
the quality or state of being false
the erroneousness of so much that is printed in the tabloids is amazing
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Noun
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Since its launch, in 2011—a direct response to the 2008 financial crisis—the CFPB has focused on protecting Americans from various forms of financial fraud and deception.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2025 -
The show, starring Kaitlyn Dever as Gibson, explores the dangers of misinformation in the wellness industry and the impact of Gibson's deception on those who followed her advice.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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The fallacy of genetic essentialism Genetic essentialism is the concept that genes alone are the reason why someone develops a specific trait or behaves a certain way.—
Shoumita Dasgupta,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2025
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That fallacy would be legal malpractice if argued by Loudermilk as a private lawyer.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Jan. 2025
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In making and broadcasting these falsehoods, among others, defendants seek only to capitalize on the public’s appetite for scandal without any regard for the truth and at the expense of Mr. Combs’s right to a fair trial.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
12 Feb. 2025
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Now, Google has quietly scrubbed one such falsehood from a demo of its AI writing assistant that featured prominently in an ad planned for Sunday's Super Bowl.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
5 Feb. 2025
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Danielle, a mastermind on Big Brother, is a portrait of delusion.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
6 Feb. 2025
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Fans, as usual, suffer from the delusion that someone else should pay for their football club and subsidise its continual losses.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Roy Cohn’s long, dark shadow was hanging over the Capitol Rotunda on Monday and his legacy of aggression, misinformation and untruth is now a Kingdom Come.—
Gerrad Hall,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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By contrast, animal hides are often non-biodegradable since they’re frequently coated in plastic—another untruth that has been promulgated by the industry.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Jan. 2025
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After Trump lost the election, the Proud Boys helped spread falsities about election fraud and tampering on social media.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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This is mainly the case because what's being peddled by these champions of freedom is spin, self-serving falsity, and whole-cloth fabrications.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Erroneousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erroneousness. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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