Told untruths (4)
I believe the answer is:
lied
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">told untruths</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(told lies)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lied that I've seen before include "was responsible for terminological inexactitude" , "German romantic recital piece" , "Was economical with the truth" , "Stated falsely" , "German air" .)