mendacious

Definition

lying or deceptive in a way that feels brazen

Describing something that is not just false, but knowingly and shamelessly misleading; a sharp word for the fog of claims, counterclaims, and propaganda that often hangs over war.

In Context

“In a week of Mendacious headlines and missiles over the Strait of Hormuz, the truest thing may be the quiet hope that words can still turn toward peace.”