As crazy as it sounds, they are using "falsehood" because it sounds less accusatory than the word "lie." It's a journalism thing. I agree. Call it what it is. What would we call people that live with pathological liars and sit there and accept it? A family so used to their husband and father lying that they ignore it, believe it, or don't care. They never bust him after 50 years of us listening to this in my family. It drives me crazy but not worth it for me to rock the boat. I don't see him that often anymore.