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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In the beginning, each player is secretly assigned as either a Faithful or a Traitor, setting the stage for an intense game of deception, strategy and survival.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025 -
After weeks of treachery and deception, the final roundtable has been viewed, and the winner or winners for The Traitors Season 3 have been revealed.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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People are rightly pointing out the clear fallacies in the administration’s argument, but behind the jokes and memes is an actual growing concern that flying is becoming increasingly unsafe.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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Cultural myths and misconceptions about organ donation can deter individuals of any racial or ethnic background from considering donation but these fallacies harm patients.—
Andrew Jones,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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Seven of the 10 chatbots repeated this falsehood, with some directly citing Pravda articles as sources.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The lawsuit was filed by Attorney General Dan Rayfield as one of his first acts in office, but state records reveal the suit rests on a foundation of falsehoods.—
Paul Terdal,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The guests are just monkeys with delusions of grandeur and civilization.—
Joe Joyce,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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The series, produced by AMC Studios, is set within the delusion bubble of Silicon Valley.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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The invention soon collapses under the burden of its own untruth, wasting time in which the victims of its fiction could have taken more effective action to protect themselves.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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Chris Gair, Thompson’s attorney, argued Tuesday that a falsity is an untruth about an objective fact while a misleading statement depends on what a reasonable person hears.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
14 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 24 Mar. 2025.
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