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Yes. The power to do literally anything would allow one to do this.
Can he create a stone that is not liftable and then proceed to lift it?
The easiest answer to this is yes, he could create a stone he couldn't lift. And then he could lift it anyway.
Actually the easiest answer is "no" because it doesn't require cognitive dissonance.
There's no cognitive dissonance in negating a false negative
What false negative? If he can lift it then he didn't create a stone he can't lift. Can he make one plus one equal anything other than two?