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Artificial grass produced by AstroTurf, which inspired the name "astroturfing" for creating a false impression of grassroots support. In political science, it is defined as the process of seeking electoral victory or legislative relief for grievances by helping political actors find and mobilize a sympathetic public, and is designed to create the image of public consensus where there is none.
Katalepsis (Greek: κατάληψις, "grasping") is a term in Stoic philosophy for a concept roughly equivalent to modern comprehension. [1] To the Stoic philosophers, katalepsis was an important premise regarding one's state of mind as it relates to grasping fundamental philosophical concepts, which was followed by the assent, or adherence to the truth thus understood.
False advertising is the act of publishing, transmitting, ... (or non-typical) results and give consumers a false impression of a product's capabilities.
False light differs from defamation primarily in being intended "to protect the plaintiff's mental or emotional well-being", rather than to protect a plaintiff's reputation as is the case with the tort of defamation [2] and in being about the impression created rather than being about veracity.
A lie is an assertion that is believed to be false, typically used with the purpose of deceiving or misleading someone. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The practice of communicating lies is called lying . A person who communicates a lie may be termed a liar .
False Impression concerns an international journey through several countries and continents, including London, New York, Bucharest and Tokyo, and includes historical information about the September 11 attacks on New York, which the protagonist, Anna Petrescu, escapes after being fired by the dishonest banker Bryce Fenston.
The Chiefs haven’t reached New England’s level yet, but they're gaining on the Patriots pretty quick.
This determination altered the theory of the 'false statements' free speech exception. Even if a false statement generally would be harmful for public discourse, the Court quoted John Stuart Mill in arguing a false statement in this context would bring "the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its collision with error".