can I tell recruiters that I have been laid off?
Yes. It’s perfectly fine to say you’ve been laid off and it wasn’t for performance. Are you still in the redeployment process? Use BlueHire and your Lee Hecht Harrison benefits to help you craft your exit statements.
Why would you tell them that? You want to appear in demand by multiple employers. Just do your job hunt as usually and don’t volunteer more info than necessary.
Yes you can. Try to skirt around the topic in a brutal way in case you get that 1 in 10 jerk who labels such a person a loser, which they aren't, as any exec has been thru this themselves at some point.
Can you? Sure. Who can stop you!