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Claim That This Is Not True Fact Checked

“what is not true”
False statement
Confidence: High Checked on March 13, 2026

Summary

A statement that does not align with reality is classified as a false statement, also known as a falsehood or untruth. It is any claim that is not true.

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science.gov
  • debunking national myths: Topics by Science.gov

    Examines work patterns of doctoral ... that claims electronic communication… · Debunking EHEA Myths: Common ECTS Misconceptions and Why They Are Wrong ... The present article seeks to overcome some of the most common misconceptions which are currently proliferating in the application of the "European Credit Transfer System" (ECTS) at tertiary level. It presents and unpacks seven false myths affecting ...

waysandmeans.house.gov
  • The Pinocchio Six: Myths, Lies, and Debunked Claims About Taxes - Ways and Means

    The Washington Post fact check gave this “4 Pinocchios,” saying this is “simply wrong” and “clearly false.” · Three of every four dollars in the 2017 tax cuts went to individuals, cutting taxes for the lowest-income Americans by 10 percent while cutting taxes for the top 1 percent by less than one-half of 1 percent. In the 2017 GOP tax reform, corporations effectively paid for 85 percent of their tax cuts thanks to eliminating special tax provisions and broadening the U.S. tax base. Myth: “The wealthy don’t pay their ‘fair share.’”

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en.wikipedia.org
  • False statement - Wikipedia

    A false statement, also known as a falsehood, falsity, misstatement or untruth, is a statement that is false or does not align with reality. This concept spans various fields, including communication, law, linguistics, and philosophy. It is considered a fundamental issue in human discourse.

  • Liar paradox - Wikipedia

    The problem of the liar paradox is that it seems to show that common beliefs about truth and falsity actually lead to a contradiction. Sentences can be constructed that cannot consistently be assigned a truth value even though they are completely in accord with grammar and semantic rules. The simplest version of the paradox is the sentence: A: This statement (A) is false.

  • Vacuous truth - Wikipedia

    More formally, a relatively well-defined usage refers to a conditional statement (or a universal conditional statement) with a false antecedent. One example of such a statement is "if Tokyo is in Spain, then the Eiffel Tower is in Bolivia". These statements are considered vacuous truths because the fact that the antecedent is false prevents using the statement to infer anything about the truth value of the consequent.

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