obviously there is no truth to it
He says 'obviously there’s no truth to it' like it’s the most obvious thing in the world, but we all know it’s the biggest lie he’s ever told.
He says it like it’s the most obvious thing in the world, but we all know he’s just trying to hide his guilt.
He says it like he’s trying to convince us he’s not the biggest liar of them all.
He says it like he’s trying to make it look like he’s not hiding something.