1. (b) What can we do if someone spreads a false report about us?

2. Trent Spencer, of Edmond, north of Oklahoma City, was charged with the misdemeanour crime of filing a false report, said police spokeswoman Glynda Chu.

3. Breakdown noun [C] (FAILURE) a mechanical failure, or a failure in a system or a relationship: There was evidently a Breakdown in communication leading to the false report