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Examples of falsity in a Sentence
a papal letter condemning secularism and other movements that the church considered to be falsities of the modern age
when questioned by his parents about his drug use, the teenager told one blatant falsity after another
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The government should be able to respond to this kind of falsity—if not by prohibiting certain kinds of speech, then at least by labeling the lies as such or by requiring social media platforms to do so.
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Jameel Jaffer, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
This observation hints at the subjectivity associated with defining truth and falsity.
—Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 29 Feb. 2024
Even if the truth or falsity of individual conjectures is a matter of objective truth, ranking their importance is a subjective, social process.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
The challenge of fighting the fire hose of falsity being trained on science has made some scientists cynical about the prospects of victory, Sell acknowledges.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
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Jameel Jaffer, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
This observation hints at the subjectivity associated with defining truth and falsity.
—Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 29 Feb. 2024
Even if the truth or falsity of individual conjectures is a matter of objective truth, ranking their importance is a subjective, social process.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
The challenge of fighting the fire hose of falsity being trained on science has made some scientists cynical about the prospects of victory, Sell acknowledges.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Falsity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsity. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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falsity
noun
fal·si·ty
ˈfȯl-sət-ē 
plural falsities
1
: something false : lie
2
: the quality or state of being false
Legal Definition
falsity
noun
fal·si·ty
ˈfȯl-sə-tē
plural falsities
1
: something false
2
: the quality or state of being false
did not establish the falsity of the statement
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