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falsify

[fawl-suh-fahy] / ˈfɔl sə faɪ /


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At the same time, technology like artificial intelligence makes it easier to falsify submissions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said that it was "intolerable" that the revision books for the French school leavers' exam, the baccalaureat, "falsify the facts" about the "terrorist and antisemitic attacks by Hamas".

From Barron's Jan. 16, 2026

So he allegedly coordinated with AlHusseini to falsify financial records and inflate AlHusseini’s worth by tens of millions of dollars.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 14, 2025

A High Court judge, while approving the out-of-court settlement, said: "The matter was compounded by a concerted attempt on behalf of the police officers involved to falsify their account of events."

From BBC Jun. 20, 2025

I know that Walter is the man who oversees the theater, who helps falsify papers for the children in the crèche.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

It falsifies not just Black history but American history.

From Washington Post Feb. 2, 2023

Treasury has said that anyone who falsifies documentation or otherwise hides the true origin or price of Russian oil would face consequences under the domestic law of jurisdictions implementing the price cap.

From Reuters Sep. 20, 2022

“If a federal law enforcement officer lies, manipulates witnesses, and falsifies evidence, should the officer be liable for damages?” the U.S.

From New York Times Sep. 12, 2021

Veteran rancher John Landsburg faces federal bureaucracy when his old enemy, Tap Peterson, falsifies documents and alleges that Landsburg doesn’t own his family ranch.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2020

He makes no impulsive threats, and therefore seldom falsifies himself in the transition from choler to calm.

From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Herman Melville

Prosecutors said Alexander Soofer falsified invoices claiming he was serving fresh meals to residents while actually serving breakfast bars and microwavable ramen noodles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The case against James, which has since been dismissed, centered on an allegedly falsified mortgage application.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

According to a 2022 FTC complaint, one operation involving online retail allegedly promised “passive income on autopilot” and deployed falsified consumer reviews.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

When the public hears about scientific fraud, the focus often falls on isolated cases involving falsified data, plagiarism or retracted studies.

From Science Daily Mar. 7, 2026

“Mrs. Dowdel, you falsified those so-called Lincoln items. They’re bogus. I could have the law on you.”

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

Last fall resulted in lots of controversy as numerous players were declared ineligible for falsifying paperwork.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

Morens is facing five counts related to allegedly destroying, altering or falsifying records in a federal investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

So far, the head of the institute has said the only reasons to strip fellows of their titles is if they’ve conducted scientific misconduct, things like falsifying data, Twelvetrees said.

From Salon Feb. 24, 2026

The defendants engaged in a "deliberate and deceptive effort to transship controlled Nvidia GPUs to China by falsifying paperwork, creating fake contracts, and misleading US authorities," Assistant Attorney General John Eisenberg said in a statement.

From Barron's Nov. 20, 2025

The vagueness lies in the focus of the negation—which phrase the writer had in mind as falsifying the whole sentence.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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