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two plus two equals five

Meaning

two plus two equals five

(figuratively, hyperbolic) A transparently absurd claim, often accepted as a result of a tyrannical government or mass delusion.

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Examples

If you keep saying two plus two equals five over and over again, then that is what people are going to think. Maybe it does equal five if we keep changing the definition of what's normal and what's right and what's wrong. Kevin Sorbo

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