untruth
noun
un·truth
ˌən-ˈtrüth 
ˈən-ˌtrüth
Synonyms
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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Google appears to have rolled back its new A.I. Overviews after the technology produced a litany of untruths and errors.
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Kevin Roose, New York Times, 4 June 2024
After Google last week debuted the tech giant’s biggest change to search in many years, the new AI capabilities have since generated errors and untruths and caused a kerfuffle online.
—John Kell, Fortune, 29 May 2024
This fraught dynamic between truth and untruth is also embodied by Panh’s aesthetic approach.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 May 2024
They are built upon the untruth that the sexes are interchangeable and have the same developmental and social needs as one another.
—The Editors, National Review, 10 May 2024
Astounding for all the distortions, untruths and outright lies.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
Bluestein is terribly biased and spreads political untruths about our economy and environment.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2024
This has been fraught with an unbelievable amount of misinformation and untruths.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2023
Maybe Ex has disseminated some untruths about the relationship; your friends will stand by you and who cares about the others.
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
Kevin Roose, New York Times, 4 June 2024
After Google last week debuted the tech giant’s biggest change to search in many years, the new AI capabilities have since generated errors and untruths and caused a kerfuffle online.
—John Kell, Fortune, 29 May 2024
This fraught dynamic between truth and untruth is also embodied by Panh’s aesthetic approach.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 May 2024
They are built upon the untruth that the sexes are interchangeable and have the same developmental and social needs as one another.
—The Editors, National Review, 10 May 2024
Astounding for all the distortions, untruths and outright lies.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
Bluestein is terribly biased and spreads political untruths about our economy and environment.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2024
This has been fraught with an unbelievable amount of misinformation and untruths.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2023
Maybe Ex has disseminated some untruths about the relationship; your friends will stand by you and who cares about the others.
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
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