| 100% | DEBUNK | 6 | Expose the false claims of |
| 53% | DEBUNK | 6 | Expose the falseness of |
| 50% | HACK | 4 | Expose the vulnerabilities of, in a way |
| 50% | DEBUNKING | 9 | Exposing false claims |
| 48% | DEMASK | 6 | Expose the identity of Batman or the Lone Ranger? |
| 48% | TOTO | 4 | Dog who exposed the Wizard of Oz |
| 47% | THECATOUT | 9 | Expose secrets, let __ of the bag |
| 47% | ALCHEMIST | 9 | Anagram of THE CLAIMS |
| 45% | LIBEL | 5 | False accusation with the intention of character assassination |
| 45% | DELUSION | 8 | False belief or notion, figment of the imagination |
| 45% | LIAR | 4 | Maker of false claims |
| 45% | REBUT | 5 | The legal argument that a certain claim is false |
| 44% | TAN | 3 | Result of exposing oneself at the beach? |
| 44% | TOTO | 4 | Who exposes the man behind the curtain, in “The Wizard of Oz” |
| 43% | FAKED | 5 | Like the death of 19-Across, some claim |
| 43% | DEBUNKS | 7 | Exposes, as a false claim |
| 43% | PROPHET | 7 | He claims to interpret the thoughts of a deity |
| 43% | DRAKE | 5 | He claimed the coast of California for Queen Elizabeth |
| 42% | ALIBI | 5 | Claim that one was somewhere else at the time of a crime |
| 42% | TAN | 3 | Brown color of the skin when exposed to the sun |
| 42% | IMBAD | 5 | Repeated claim in the refrain of a Michael Jackson hit |
| 41% | SIXTIMEWINNER | 13 | Unique claim of the U.S. Open player whose name is hidden in 34-Across |
| 41% | ELVISHLIVES | 11 | Claim that a language in "The Lord of the Rings" is not extinct? |
| 41% | SMILAX | 6 | Genus of climbing shrubs that includes the sarsaparilla and false chinaroot |
| 41% | SETSSTRAIGHT | 12 | Disabuses of false notions … or a hint to the circled letters |
| 40% | BOBMARLEY | 9 | Singer whom 15-Across claims to be the reincarnation of: 2 wds. |
| 40% | EYES | 4 | What some teachers claim to have in the backs of their heads |
| 39% | PRETENSES | 9 | False claims |
| 39% | LIE | 3 | False claim |
| 39% | GINSENG | 7 | Traditionally used root that the FDA often issues warnings about for false medical claims |