Difference between FALSE and Untrue

What is the difference between FALSE and Untrue?

FALSE as an adjective is untrue, not factual, factually incorrect. while Untrue as an adjective is false; not true.

FALSE

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect. Spurious, artificial (as in false teeth). A state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.

Untrue

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: False; not true.

Example sentence: I must emphatically state that Cambridge Analytica does not condone or engage in entrapment, bribes or so-called 'honeytraps', and nor does it use untrue material for any purpose.

We hope you now know whether to use FALSE or Untrue in your sentence.

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