fake

Example Sentences

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The sudden popularity of "Fruit Love Island" has spawned many fake TikTok accounts publishing copycat episodes, while some of the original clips appear to have been removed from the platform.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Now they are able to do more damage using artificial intelligence to simulate fake grassroots opposition to clean air measures, and they are surreptitiously using the identities of real people to deceive regulators.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Fake cops, fake judges: The Hollywood-style scam poised to go global.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The FCA has also warned motorists to be on the alert for scammers posing as car finance lenders offering fake compensation.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

But it made her feel like a fake whatnot again, to think that being his friend was the only way she mattered.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix