21.   An earlier police report that a passenger was killed was proven false, police said.

22.   But his claims that Russian troops suspended combat actions weeks ago have been proven false by repeated artillery and aerial attacks on Chechen villages.

23.   Jagland faced relentless criticism from the news media, which went as far a hinting that he had once been a KGB contact, an allegation that proved false.

24.   The allegation, made by a fellow employee with whom they had personal conflicts, was proven false.

25.   Then suddenly the latest rumor is gone, proved false.

26.   Castro said he would immediately resign if the tape was proved false.

27.   The charges arise from a story, which has since proved false, that a woman had been beheaded in front of her children by ruling party militia.