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  2. Making false statements - Wikipedia

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    Making false statements (18 U.S.C. § 1001) is the common name for the United States federal process crime laid out in Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code, which generally prohibits knowingly and willfully making false or fraudulent statements, or concealing information, in "any matter within the jurisdiction" of the federal government of the United States, [1] even by merely ...

  3. False statement of fact - Wikipedia

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    First, false statements of fact can lead to civil liability if they are "said with a sufficiently culpable mental state". [8] This possibly includes conscious lies about military service. [9] The second category is a subset of the first: knowingly false statements (deliberate lies). [8] This includes things like libel and slander.

  4. False statement - Wikipedia

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    A false statement, also known as a falsehood, falsity, misstatement or untruth, is a statement that is false or does not align with reality. This concept spans various fields, including communication, law, linguistics, and philosophy. It is considered a fundamental issue in human discourse.

  5. Georgia judge rejects Trump bid to dismiss election ... - AOL

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    Rather, the indictment charges the Defendants with knowingly and willfully making false statements to public officers and knowingly and willfully filing documents containing false statements and ...

  6. Perjury - Wikipedia

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    The actus reus of perjury might be considered to be the making of a statement, whether true or false, on oath in a judicial proceeding, where the person knows the statement to be false or believes it to be false. [29] [30] Perjury is a conduct crime. [31]

  7. Former candidate for Milwaukee office fined for making false ...

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    He was accused of knowingly making a false statement about the record of Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa in a flyer he continued to distribute ahead of the April 2 election — even after he had ...

  8. Georgia Prosecutors Eye ‘False Statement’ Charges for Rudy ...

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    John Bazemore/APLocal prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia, are actively researching whether they can apply “false statement” charges against Rudy Giuliani and other members of Donald Trump ...

  9. United States free speech exceptions - Wikipedia

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    Second, knowingly making a false statement of fact can sometimes be punished. Libel and slander laws fall under this category. Third, negligently false statements of fact may lead to civil liability in some instances. [21] Lastly, some implicit statements of fact—those that have a "false factual connotation"—can also fall under this exception.