Exaggeration

Exaggeration was the act of amplifying the qualities of a statement.

History
After the the defeat of the Slitheen family on 7 March 2006, Mickey Smith (TV: ) wrote on his website that he did not "fake evidence, or make exaggerated claims", when refuting the possibility he was a liar. (PROSE: )

Other realities
In Earth-33⅓, Susan Foreman thought the First Doctor was exaggerating when he claimed they had landed in an era where characters of dubious or colourful nature could be tippexed from existence, expressing the opinion that the BBC's New Adventures of Noddy wasn't that bad. (COMIC: )