debunking

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The act of showing something to be false (or bunkum)
Present participle of debunk
the exposure of falseness or pretensions; "the debunking of religion has been too successful"
debunk
{f} disparage, ridicule; expose as being false or exaggerated
debunk
To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something
debunk
If you debunk a widely held belief, you show that it is false. If you debunk something that is widely admired, you show that it is not as good as people think it is. Historian Michael Beschloss debunks a few myths. to show that an idea or belief is false (BUNK2)
debunk
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims
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