Lies
Tales
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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An episode of The Twilight Zone is about a man who constantly tells made-up tales of great things he's done who gets abducted by aliens who've mistaken his lies for truth.
Source: Crying Wolf - It's left more ambiguous whether her tales of the elves in the backyard were also a pack of lies.
Source: Consummate Liar - In Rango, the title character gets one from Rattlesnake Jake, who calls him out on his lies and tall tales.
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