false light vs lying

false light

noun
  • A cause of action arising under the common law where a person is portrayed in a way which, while not technically false, is misleading and likely to cause embarrassment to that person. 

  • A point of view resulting in a misleading or inaccurate representation of a person, situation, or fact. 

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 

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