untruths
Deliberately false claims
Untruths are statements that aren't true—lies or falsehoods.
The word often appears as a gentler alternative to lies, sometimes used euphemistically or ironically: The report contained several untruths.
To utter untruths sounds more formal than simply lying.
The singular untruth can also mean the state of being false: the untruth of his claims.
Deliberate untruths
- falsehoodsDeliberate untruths
- fabricationsInvented untrue statements
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
deceit · fibs · mendacity · prevarication · misrepresentation · disinformation · tall tales · whoppers
Lies presented as truth
- misspokeErred in speech
- embellishmentsDecorative extras added on
- exaggerationsOverblown claims or statements
- white liesMinor benevolent deceptions
fibs · misstatements · spin · sugarcoating · glossing over · diplomatic language · doublespeak · weasel words
Unintended wrong actions
- inaccuraciesDepartures from correctness
- misconceptionsIncorrect assumptions held true
- fallaciesInvalid logical arguments
- mythsTraditional untrue narratives
misunderstandings · misbeliefs · blunders · missteps · oversights · misquotes · errata · urban legends
Biased information for influence
- gaslightingManipulation causing self-doubt
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- coverupDeliberate hiding of wrongdoing
- fake newsIntentionally deceptive media content
smears · slander · libel · character assassination · mudslinging · whistleblower · fact-check · debunking
lies
Deliberate untruths
- falsehoodsDeliberate untruths
- fabricationsInvented untrue statements
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
dishonesty · deceit · fibs · mendacity · prevarication · misrepresentation · disinformation · tall tales · whoppers · cover-ups
alternative facts
Lies presented as truth
- misspokeErred in speech
- embellishmentsDecorative extras added on
- exaggerationsOverblown claims or statements
white lies · fibs · misstatements · spin · sugarcoating · glossing over · diplomatic language · doublespeak · weasel words
mistakes
Unintended wrong actions
- inaccuraciesDepartures from correctness
- misconceptionsIncorrect assumptions held true
- fallaciesInvalid logical arguments
myths · misunderstandings · misbeliefs · blunders · missteps · oversights · misquotes · errata · urban legends · old wives tales
propaganda
Biased information for influence
- gaslightingManipulation causing self-doubt
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- coverupDeliberate hiding of wrongdoing
fake news · smears · slander · libel · character assassination · mudslinging · whistleblower · fact-check · debunking · accountability
- deceptionslie, lies, lying, deceit, decoy
- lieswhite lies, whoppers, tall tales
- lies & deceptionlies, fibs, whoppers, tall tales, white lies
- Mistakes & Liesmistakes, lies, errors, error, mistake
- misinformationmisinformation, disinformation, fake news, falsehoods, hoaxes
untruthstruths
Accurate statements about reality
facts · realities · verities · actualities · accuracies
untruthstruths
Accurate statements about reality
honesty · candor · straight talk · plain truth · the whole truth