False Claims

adjective describing something that is unbelievable or difficult to accept

preposition connecting the words 'not' and 'to be believed', indicating the relationship between them

• The information provided in the report is not to be believed until further verification is conducted.
• Don't trust everything you hear about that gossip, it's not to be believed.
• That story is so wild, it's not to be believed!
• His excuses for being late were so ridiculous, they were not to be believed.

noun a person or thing that is not genuine; a fraud

adjective not genuine; fraudulent

• The company was accused of producing phony financial reports to deceive investors.
• I can't stand that phony smile of hers.
• Don't trust him, he's a total phony.
• The politician's promises turned out to be nothing but phony gestures.