Falsehood
Falsehood noun - A false idea or belief.
Usage example: the possibility of a perpetual motion machine is one falsehood that has been disproved by modern physics
Truth
Truth noun - Agreement with fact or reality.
Usage example: there is no truth to the rumor that the couple is getting a divorce
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Quantum physicist: So, you see, something can exist not just as truth or falsehood, but also a superposition, a third option: true—false.
Source: Doublethink - However, trying to tell truth or falsehood by someone's behaviors like this is questionably useful at best.
Source: Conviction by Contradiction - The Imperial Orb changes color in accordance with the current Emperor/Empress's mood, or with the truth or falsehood of a statement when used for lie detection during court cases.
Source: Literature / Dragaera
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