false assertion

Frequency: 6.14.0 per million words

A statement that is untrue.

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Examples (10)

  • The lawyer worked hard to disprove the witness's false assertion.
  • The article was retracted because it was based on a series of false assertions.
  • His entire theory collapses if you remove the central, false assertion.
  • "That's a completely false assertion and you know it!" she exclaimed.
  • The historian's book debunks the long-held false assertion about the king's death.
  • The company was sued for making false assertions in its advertising campaign.
  • A logical argument cannot be built upon a false assertion.
  • We will prove in court that this is a deliberately false assertion designed to damage our reputation.
  • Spreading false assertions online can have serious real-world consequences.
  • Despite evidence to the contrary, he continued to repeat the false assertion to his followers.