false claim
Statement lacking truth
A false claim is a statement presented as fact that is untrue, whether through error or deliberate deception.
In legal contexts, a false claim typically involves fraudulent requests for payment or benefits: The company was sued for submitting false claims to Medicare.
The term appears frequently in discussions of insurance fraud, misinformation, and defamation.
Making false claims about products or services can constitute false advertising.
- perjuryCriminal courtroom dishonesty
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- bald-faced lieShameless, obvious untruth
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
falsehood · fabrication · mendacity · fake news · hoax · disinformation · misinformation campaign · alternative facts · lie · big lie · pants on fire · error · inaccuracy · snake oil · deception · bad faith · libel · malpractice
- claimscounterclaim, assertion, allegation, contention, declaration
- Insurance Fraudinflated claims, bogus claims, staged accident, staged accidents, arson for profit
- accusationsaccusation, accuse, accuser, allegation, allege
- falsehoodslie, lies, lying, fib, fibbing
- Misconceptionsmisconception, myth, fallacy, mistaken belief, misbelief
- defamationslander, libel, defamation, defamatory statement, defaming