counterfactual vs lying

counterfactual

noun
  • A claim, hypothesis, or other belief that is contrary to the facts. 

  • A conditional statement in which the conditional clause is false. 

  • A hypothetical state of the world, used to assess the impact of an action. 

adj
  • Contrary to known or agreed facts; untrue. 

  • Of or in comparison to a hypothetical state of the world. 

lying

noun
  • An act of telling a lie or falsehood. 

  • The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground. 

adj
  • Tending to tell lies, untruthful, mendacious 

How often have the words counterfactual and lying occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )