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lie

False statement made with the intent to deceive

Entityassertion Wikibase reason for deprecated rankQ4925193

Also known as falsehood

Instance of: assertion
, Wikibase reason for deprecated rank
Subclass of: proposition
, false statement

Overview

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A lie is an assertion that is believed to be false, typically used with the intention of deceiving or misleading someone. The practice of communicating lies is called lying. A person who communicates a lie may be termed a liar. Lies can be interpreted as deliberately false statements or misleading statements, though not all statements that are literally false are considered lies – metaphors, hyperboles, and other figurative rhetoric are not intended to mislead, while lies are explicitly meant for literal interpretation by their audience. Lies may also serve a variety of instrumental, interpersonal, or psychological functions for the individuals who use them.

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61 statements · 23% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Has use: deception
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Sources
1.Stated in Lying in everyday life
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Unicode character: 🤥
Practiced by: liar
Different from: lying criterion used: English
false statement
deception

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45 identifiers linking lie across the web's reference databases

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statements

23%

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AIDb. (2026). lie (Q4925193). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/lie-Q4925193