Falsely and Truthfully

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Falsely adverb - In an insincerely false manner.

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Truthfully is an antonym for falsely in deceitfully topic.

Nearby Words: false, falsehood, falsity, falseness

Truthfully adverb - To tell the truth.

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Falsely is an antonym for truthfully in honestly topic.

Nearby Words: truth, truthful, truthfulness

A common and idiotic version is when one of the participants in a robbery that ended in death confesses to involvement in the robbery but claims (truthfully or falsely) that they aren't the one who did the killing, thinking they will get off on the big charge.

Source: Series / The First 48
Unfortunately, he's also insane, and while one head will answer truthfully and the other falsely, no one knows which head is right (and they switch too).

Source: Cannot Tell a Lie

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