Fact
Fact noun - A single piece of information.
Usage example: a book of little-known facts about famous people
Falsehood
Falsehood noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.
Usage example: several falsehoods in the witness's testimony that may be grounds for perjury
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