Word: untruth
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...Archbishop had called him off; 2) he had demanded a jury trial, which might bring to light a great deal of prejudice against him; 3) he had undoubtedly heard (even courtroom attaches knew it) that Free Press investigators had fine-toothed all his utterances, turned up many an alleged untruth. In his discussion, for example, of the famed Swiss "trial" of the forged Protocols of Zion, Father Coughlin claimed that the judge was a Jew; the Free Press at considerable expense learned that this...
...Nuys, he has now joined the rest of the Indiana Democratic machine in quietly cutting Senator Van Nuys' political throat. Last month Senator Minton introduced a bill making it a felony punishable by two years in jail and $1,000 to $10,000 fine to publish a "known untruth." The convicted magazine or newspaper would be suspended from the mails for six months. After vigorous editorial condemnation of his bill, Mr. Minton revealed he had no notion of pressing for its passage. He just wanted to attract attention to his criticisms of the press...
...truck equipped with a gramophone & amplifier nearly deafened the citizens of Pensacola with the Dipsy Doodle. This was the preface to an address by the State's onetime (1933-37) Governor Sholtz in which that dignitary found occasion to remark: "Either the Junior Senator is telling a deliberate untruth or he doesn't know what he is talking about." ¶ In Frostproof, near the State's centre, Representative Wilcox informed an audience that he was "a better friend to the old people than those who give them lip service in Florida and never mention their cause...
...mermaid offered to take Leslie into her palace, warning him that he could not enter unless he had never told a lie. According to his mother, the future War Secretary replied, "I have never willingly told an untruth," was permitted to enter on the strength of this...
...Majesty King Zog I of Albania and to His Excellency Faik bey Konitza, TIME's apologies for reprinting in its Letters column a long current untruth...