false allegations
Lies about someone
False allegations are accusations made without basis in fact—claims that something happened when it did not.
The phrase appears frequently in legal and political contexts, where the accused asserts innocence: He denied the false allegations of fraud.
Unlike mistaken allegations, false allegations often imply deliberate dishonesty on the accuser's part, though the phrase itself is neutral about intent.
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
- libelPrinted defamation
- slanderSpoken false defamation
- frame-upOrchestrated false incrimination
- perjuryCriminal courtroom dishonesty
calumny · traducement · crying wolf · misinformation · scapegoating · wrongful conviction · victim-blaming · thrown under the bus · manipulation · trial by media · character assassination · vilification · smear · damaged reputation · recantation · gaslighting · deception · due process