canard
/kəˈnɑɹd/
an unfounded rumor or story
canard in a sentence
“The canard about the CEO's resignation spread through the office.”
Origin of canard
French canard duck, from phrase vendre un canard à moitié to half-sell a duck, meaning to swindle
Related Words
sophistry
the use of clever but false arguments, especially to deceive
calumny
the making of false and defamatory statements about someone
slander
the action of making false spoken statements damaging to a person's reputation
perjury
the offense of willfully telling an untruth after taking an oath
impostor
a person who pretends to be someone else to deceive others
sham
a thing that is not what it is purported to be