debunk
verb
[ diːˈbʌŋk ]
• expose the falseness or hollowness of (an idea or belief).
• "she debunks all the usual rubbish about acting"
Similar:
explode,
deflate,
puncture,
quash,
knock the bottom out of,
expose,
show in its true light,
discredit,
disprove,
contradict,
controvert,
confute,
invalidate,
negate,
give the lie to,
prove to be false,
challenge,
call into question,
shoot full of holes,
shoot down in flames,
blow sky-high,