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A fabricated story or statement, especially one intended to deceive

The quality of being false

An erroneous belief, idea, or conception

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

An erroneous belief, idea, or conception

An unfair or dishonest account or exposition

Foolish talk or writing

A thing that deceives

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Noun

A fabricated story or statement, especially one intended to deceive

trumped-up story

alternative fact

little white lie

piece of fiction

cock and bull story

flight of fancy

departure from the truth

figment of the imagination

misrepresentation

terminological inexactitude

economy with the truth

conspiracy theory

cock-and-bull story

shaggy-dog story

farfetched story

unbelievable tale

false statement

remarkable story

prepared speech

one for the birds

figment of one's imagination

mistaken belief

pretentiousness

aggrandizement^US

figure of speech

fictitious story

creative writing

aggrandisement^UK

work of fiction

figment of imagination

works of fiction

work of imagination

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“Their festival of untruths in attempting to dupe international opinion on this issue shocked most objective and reasoned people both in the United States and the world as a whole.”

Noun

The quality of being false

disingenuousness

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

misrepresentation

terminological inexactitude

economy with the truth

lack of veracity

telling stories

untrustworthiness

underhandedness

little white lies

double-crossing

putting on an act

lying under oath

giving false testimony

wilful falsehood

bearing false witness

false statement

bearing false testimony

forswearing oneself

making false statements

violation of an oath

false testimony

giving false evidence

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“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

misunderstanding

misconstruction

false impression

erroneous belief

wrong end of the stick

mistaken impression

faulty reasoning

unsound argument

unconvincingness

questionability

unjustifiability

inconceivability

unsatisfactoriness

inconceivableness

insubstantiality

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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

back-fence talk

malicious statement

public humiliation

stigmatization^US

stigmatisation^UK

backhanded compliment

underestimation

malicious rumours

malicious rumour

verbal disapproval

libellous statement

slanderous statement

verbal onslaught

rap over the knuckles

intimate intelligence

blot on your escutcheon

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Noun

An erroneous belief, idea, or conception

misapprehension

false impression

mistaken impression

fool's paradise

castles in Spain

castles in the air

old wivesʼ tale

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

misconstruction

mistaken belief

figment of the imagination

optical illusion

virtual reality

figment of imagination

will-o'-the-wisp

deceptive appearance

false appearance

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Noun

An unfair or dishonest account or exposition

misrepresentation

not a true picture

misinterpretation

misconstruction

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Noun

Little lie

harmless untruth

little white lie

mental dishonesty

suggestio falsi

trivial untruth

well-intentioned untruth

Noun

Foolish talk or writing

stuff and nonsense

thoughtlessness

unintelligible language

obscure language

incoherent talk

meaningless talk

pretentiousness

long-windedness

extravagant boasting

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Noun

A thing that deceives

underhandedness

monkey business

misrepresentation

disingenuousness

unscrupulousness

treacherousness

double-crossing

stab in the back

smoke and mirrors

breach of trust

breach of faith

untrustworthiness

sleight of hand

prestidigitation

ambidextrousness

false-heartedness

pretentiousness

duplicitousness

misleading talk

misbehaviour^UK

surreptitiousness

lack of veracity

every trick in the book

misappropriation

telling stories

dishonourableness

unprincipledness

questionableness

questionability

unrepresentativeness

specious reasoning

artful argument

palace intrigue

act of disloyalty

act of treachery

conjuring tricks

putting on an act

bait and switch

trahison des clercs

sanctimoniousness

pharisaicalness

terminological inexactitude

being two-faced

false profession

economy with the truth

mischievousness

toing and froing

comings and goings

hustle and bustle

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

dishonest dealings

being on the take

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