What's a word that means a common saying which is arguably untrue?

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Such as "money can't buy happiness" or "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger". Generally a false adage or something like that. All I could think of was "fallacious bumper sticker" which just sounds stupid.

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A Canard (French for duck) refers to something often believed to be true but isn't.