> Mirriam-Webster defines lie as "to make an untrue statement with the intent to deceive"[0] If I don't believe I know something, and I pretend to know it, the

> Mirriam-Webster defines lie as "to make an untrue statement with the intent to deceive"[0] If I don't believe I know something, and I pretend to know it, the untrue statement is implicit: I'm stating that I have information that I don't have. For example, I have heard that there's a town called "Springfield" in every state, but I've never done any research to verify that. If I confidently say, "There's a town called 'Springfield' in every state," that's a lie, even if there IS a town called 'Springfield' in every state. The deception isn't the geographical information, it's the implicit statement that I know this geographical information when I don't. > It's sad that people are so willing to conflate lying with being wrong to push a narrative. I'm not conflating those things. I think you'll find that what I'm describing fits the definitions you've given, and I think I've made it very clear that I do understand that intent is a necessary component of lying.