Fodder for fact-checkers (3)

I believe the answer is:

lie

(Other definitions for lie that I've seen before include "Falsity" , "False statement" , "Commit perjury" , "Fabrication" , "Stretch out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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