False and Lying

False

False adjective - Not being in agreement with what is true.
Usage example: early reports about the explosion contained much false information

Lying is a synonym for false in wrong topic. In some cases you can use "Lying" instead the word "False" as an adjective or a noun, when it comes to topics like dishonest, treacherous, unreliable, untrue.

Lying

Lying adjective - Telling or containing lies.
Usage example: that lying son of a gun told me that the used car had never been in an accident

False is a synonym for lying in property topic. You can use "False" instead the word "Lying" as an adjective or a noun, if it concerns topics such as dishonest, deceitful, unreliable, untrue.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Liar False Innocence Trick: Possibly pulled on the reader, depending on whether or not Micah was lying about not having killed Zach.
  • Fanfic / Kyon: Big Damn Hero An alternate interpretation is that Skynet knew Kyon was lying, but was helping him out anyway - as Kyon never makes any mentions of Skynet reminding him of any of his false excuses.
  • Literature / The Cavaliers Series At this stage in the series, it’s difficult to tell whether this is true or not, and if it’s false, whether Augustine is deliberately lying or mistakenly believes this to be the case.
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