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A false statement is a statement that can be either wilfully or unknowingly untrue. In many arguments and debates, it's used in conjunction with logical fallacies, even though in itself, it's not a logical fallacy. A logical fallacy is an error in logical argument which is independent of the truth of the premises. ...
An example of a false statement that was known not to be true by the teller of the statement is Bill Clinton's famous "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" quote. Order: 42nd President Vice President: Al Gore Term of office: January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic William Jefferson Clinton (born... Monica Lewinsky receives a hug from U.S. President Bill Clinton during a fundraising event in Washington, DC Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman who was thrust into the public limelight after having a private sexual affair with U.S. President Bill Clinton, conducted while...
Another example of a false statement being thought of as true by the teller of the statement would be the infamous 2003 assertion by the US military that there would be no Iraqi insurgency in the Second Gulf War. The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ... There have been three conflicts in the late 20th century and early 21st century called the Persian Gulf War; two are occasionally referred to as the Second Gulf War: Persian Gulf War (1990-1991) (aka First Gulf War, Second Gulf War). ...
False representations of material past or present facts, known by the wrongdoer to be false, made with the intent to defraud a victim into passing title in property to the wrongdoer.
If an alleged wrongdoer believed the statement was true— whether that belief was reasonable or unreasonable—she or he did not commit false pretenses because she or he did not knowingly make a false representation.
Under common law, false pretense is defined as a representation of a present or past fact, which the thief knows to be false, and which he intends will and does cause the victim to pass title of his property.
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