#lie.falsehood__prevarication  a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
  supertype:  falsehood__falsity__untruth__false_statement__falsestatement  a false statement
  subtype:  fib__story__tarradiddle__taradiddle  a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
     subtype:  cock-and-bull_story__fairytale__fairy_story__fairystory__song_and_dance  an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
  subtype:  jactitation  a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
  subtype:  whopper  a gross untruth
  subtype:  white_lie__whitelie  an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)

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