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The phrase "a false story" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a narrative or account that is not true or is fabricated.
Example: "The article was based on a false story that misled many readers."
Alternatives: "a fabricated tale" or "an untrue account".
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Is someone spreading a false story?
"I feel like you're creating a false story," he said.
And they tell a false story – or parable.
A false story can harm, a truthful one can illuminate.
"Instead," he said, "he chose to tell a false story to The Wall Street Journal.
He also suggested that he was trying to stop Clifford from telling a false story.
(When you are telling a false story, it's hard to include the things you did not see or think about).
Mr. Fox, 30, testified that he lost hope during a long interrogation and gave a false story when promised leniency.
More likely the damage done will be among those within the company who can smell a false story.
Patrick Foye later acknowledged during cross-examination he approved sending press releases promoting a false story about the traffic jams.
He left the apartment, supposedly to get some soda, and called the police with a false story about his lover, Garner, brandishing a gun.
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