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as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
an unintentionally untruthful statement that the candidate later corrected
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as in misleading
telling or containing lies
the political action committee was slammed for spreading untruthful smears about the candidate and his wife
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Recent Examples of untruthful
Phelan, largely brushing off Covey's attacks as politically motivated and untruthful, has stuck to his reputation of having represented the district through several election cycles, running unopposed over the past several, and his work to advance border security legislation and funding last year.
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Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 20 May 2024
Our choice is the person who says the most outrageous, offensive and untruthful things, or the person who is subjected to those insults and lies.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
This comes after Adrian Houser was moved to the bullpen after a poor start to the season, after Edwin Diaz was briefly taken out of the closer role and after and Jorge Lopez was designated for assignment for being untruthful and unremorseful in controversial postgame remarks last week.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 June 2024
So Trump's team really leaned into that to argue that Cohen had lied, had been untruthful on the stand.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
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Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 20 May 2024
Our choice is the person who says the most outrageous, offensive and untruthful things, or the person who is subjected to those insults and lies.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
This comes after Adrian Houser was moved to the bullpen after a poor start to the season, after Edwin Diaz was briefly taken out of the closer role and after and Jorge Lopez was designated for assignment for being untruthful and unremorseful in controversial postgame remarks last week.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 June 2024
So Trump's team really leaned into that to argue that Cohen had lied, had been untruthful on the stand.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untruthful
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The erroneous alerts, which affected recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) came during a series of website outages tied to internal agency upheaval and untested system changes, according to The Washington Post.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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The erroneous deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was first reported by The Atlantic.—
Mike Allen,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
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Companies with low-quality data could end up with AI outputs that are inaccurate and biased, which could send the company's strategy in the wrong direction, frustrate customers or worse.—
Rob Sanchez,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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This can complicate diagnosis and lead to inaccurate and potentially dangerous conclusions.—
Jack Hidary,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Here are some of the most affordable autos A Chinese brain chip company could soon surpass Elon Musk's Neuralink The 10 most dishonest states in America — according to Las Vegas defense lawyers Costco's Kirkland brand became a massive financial success.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
31 Mar. 2025
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Attempting to separate Robinson’s baseball career from racial animus and conflict feels intellectually dishonest.—
Ken Makin,
Christian Science Monitor,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Times' then-editorial page editor, James Bennet, who had inserted the incorrect claims into the passage, wrote an apology that was posted to the opinion section's social media account.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2025
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Specifically, the extension payment date for taxpayers who log into the IRS website is incorrect.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Her unsettling command of the character — who was equal parts sweet, vulnerable, mendacious, and menacing — was one of the highlights of the series.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
24 Dec. 2024
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The candidate vying for a second White House stint — in the midst of his third overall campaign — has accumulated a long list of acts who do not want to be associated with his divisive, frequently mendacious rhetoric.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2024
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And it’s been even harder for my daughter, Piper, who never did anything wrong.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, the new price on the OnePlus store is about 50 percent higher, putting OnePlus on the wrong side of devices like the Pixel Watch and Apple Watch.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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But the jitters still shook him, a false-start whistle blowing on his first 40-yard attempt at February’s NFL combine.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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So the entire trip is based on a false pretense.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Untruthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untruthful. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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