Falsehood - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'falsehood' is the definition.
(fib is a kind of falsehood)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for fib that I've seen before include "Small lie" , "Petty falsehood" , "A harmless white lie" , "Story" , "Little white lie" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, The Daily Mail, The Sun, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Universal, The Independent, The Telegraph, The Times, the Evening Standard, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, The Irish Times, the Newsday, the LA Times and The Mirror.

'falsehood' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for untruth that I've seen before include "story" , "Fib" , "A genuinely deniable" , "Falsehood or lie" , "product of Orwell's ministry?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun, The Independent, The Times, The Guardian and The Mirror.

'falsehood' is the definition.
(fiction is a kind of falsehood)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for fiction that I've seen before include "Piece of writing from the imagination" , "It isn''t true" , "Fabricated story" , "Non-factual story" , "Literary form" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun, The Independent, The Times, The Guardian and The Mirror.

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