TO DEBUNK A MYTH

[kacho]

TO DEBUNK A MYTH
to expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief).
when you debunk something you show it to be false.

- The writer's aim was to debunk the myth that had grown up around the actress.
- For over a century people have tried to debunk the notion of natural selection, but no one has succeeded.
- It's a very hard idea to debunk.

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[snopova.livejournal.com]

to debunk a hoax всё время встречается