| fib(noun, deception, true, sham) |
| rumor(noun, report, talk, claim) |
| tale(noun, report, line, deception, belief) |
| hoax(noun, report, claim, story) |
| untruth(noun, line, deception, true) |
| fabrication(noun, report, line, deception, belief) |
| falsehood(noun, report, line, claim, true) |
| falsity(noun, line, deception, true) |
| fable(noun, deception, sham, dishonesty) |
| misrepresentation(noun, line, deception, true) |
| prevarication(noun, line, deception, true) |
| story(noun, report, line, deception, true) |
| invention(report, line, claim, story) |
| inveracity(noun, true, dishonesty, deceit) |
| exaggeration(noun, falsehood, fiction, fib) |
| figment(noun, deception, sham, dishonesty) |
| misstatement(noun, deception, true, sham) |
| myth(story, invention, untruth, fabrication) |
| spoof |
| whopper(noun, slang, line, deception, true) |