They can't be trusted because they make everything up! (5)

I believe the answer is:

atoms

(Other definitions for atoms that I've seen before include "small fragments" , "Tiny particles" , "Dots" , "Little things" , "Small particles" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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