Says what isn't so (4)

I believe the answer is:

lies

(Other definitions for lies that I've seen before include "Terminological inexactitudes" , "Reclines" , "Falsehood" , "Deceits; is" , "Perversions of the truth" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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