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Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood says his old club Tottenham were "telling porkies" last season when they say they did not contact other potential managers while Sherwood was still in charge at White Hart Lane.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2015

He continually tells porkies and blames everyone/everything else on his poor showing.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2015

I'm not sure what porkies Harry told the committee that runs the hall, but I wouldn't have thought a party for himself counted as a particularly good cause.

From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2013

Then again, he was guilty of telling a few porkies over the summer and it is not like Tottenham to remain quiet during a transfer window.

From The Guardian • Dec. 31, 2012

The Bishop of Bath and Wells said, “Now me lad, what’s your story, eh? And don't tell any porkies, remember as how you’re talkin’ to a bishop.”

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman