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A fabricated story or statement, especially one intended to deceive

The quality of being erroneous or fallacious

An erroneous belief, idea, or conception

The quality of being dishonest or deceitful

The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation

Foolish talk or writing

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Noun

A fabricated story or statement, especially one intended to deceive

misrepresentation

trumped-up story

piece of fiction

alternative fact

little white lie

flight of fancy

terminological inexactitude

cock and bull story

departure from the truth

figment of the imagination

economy with the truth

conspiracy theory

cock-and-bull story

shaggy-dog story

figment of imagination

false statement

not a true picture

prepared speech

irrational belief

unfounded belief

one for the birds

deviation from the truth

old wivesʼ tale

disregard for the facts

misleading statement

disingenuousness

suppressio veri

confusing statement

poetic license^US

poetic licence^UK

farfetched story

unbelievable tale

mistaken belief

fictitious story

aggrandizement^US

aggrandisement^UK

figure of speech

mental dishonesty

harmless untruth

well-intentioned untruth

suggestio falsi

lack of veracity

double entendre

quibbling routine

pussyfooting around

beating about the bush

incredible story

exaggerated story

false information

bending of the truth

misleading information

misinterpretation

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

unsound reasoning

twisting the facts

specious reasoning

overgeneral reasoning

castle in the air

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“We are here to salvage that truth in the midst of great untruth that is being spread all over the country.”

Noun

The quality of being erroneous or fallacious

“The more a fact is tweaked, the closer it edges toward untruth, and the more likely it is that people will be led to false conclusions.”

Noun

An erroneous belief, idea, or conception

misapprehension

misinterpretation

mistaken belief

misconstruction

misunderstanding

false impression

mistaken impression

fool's paradise

erroneous belief

wrong end of the stick

optical illusion

figment of the imagination

castles in Spain

castles in the air

faulty reasoning

unsound argument

unconvincingness

questionability

inconceivableness

inconceivability

unsatisfactoriness

insubstantiality

unjustifiability

specious reasoning

sophisticalness

use of fallacious arguments

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

overgeneral reasoning

unsound reasoning

twisting the facts

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“You can recognize the party for what it is, a celebration of you, or you can wallow in the untruth that you have been manipulated for someone else's selfish gain.”

Noun

The quality of being dishonest or deceitful

disingenuousness

underhandedness

monkey business

misrepresentation

lack of veracity

telling stories

double-crossing

misrepresenting

committing perjury

every trick in the book

untrustworthiness

unscrupulousness

sleight of hand

bait and switch

little white lies

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“But dear sir, surely, you and the fortunate others can expose his untruth and paint a truer picture?”

Noun

The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation

scandalmongering

misrepresentation

character assassination

malicious gossip

defamation of character

misrepresentation of character

false accusation

smear campaigning

scandalous remark

false insinuation

false imputation

whispering campaign

rumormongering^US

rumourmongering^UK

poison-pen letter

back-fence talk

malicious statement

stigmatization^US

stigmatisation^UK

backhanded compliment

public humiliation

libellous statement

blot on the escutcheon

slanderous statement

underestimation

verbal disapproval

malicious rumours

malicious rumour

verbal onslaught

rap over the knuckles

damning portrayal

harsh depiction

disparaging representation

negative portrayal

severe condemnation

scathing critique

intimate intelligence

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Noun

Foolish talk or writing

stuff and nonsense

thoughtlessness

unintelligible language

obscure language

meaningless talk

incoherent talk

pretentiousness

command of language

power of speech

flowery language

extravagant language

long-windedness

extravagant boasting

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