Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Una mentira repetida mil veces se convierte en verdad.»
Word for word
A lie repeated a thousand times turns into truth.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: A lie repeated a thousand times becomes truth.
Used to warn about propaganda or gossip that becomes accepted through repetition. Common in discussions about media and rumors.
Hear it in a sentence
Cuidado con lo que compartes en redes, porque una mentira repetida mil veces se convierte en verdad.
Be careful what you share on social media, because a lie repeated a thousand times becomes truth.
Why learn dichos?
Proverbs like this one are everywhere in spoken Spanish — dropped mid-conversation, usually just the first half, with the rest left for you to complete. Recognizing them is one of the fastest ways to sound less like a textbook and follow real speech. Every Lingocito edition signs off with the dicho del día, so you meet one a day next to news written at your exact level.