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falsify

[fawl-suh-fahy] / ˈfɔl sə faɪ /


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Candidates or senators who willingly falsify financial disclosures can be fined up to $50,000 or prosecuted for making a false statement to the government, a felony.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

“The passage of Senate Bill 1159 is an important step to clarify the law and discourage the use of emerging technologies to falsify public records and mislead regulators in California,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

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

It makes predictions and claims that are almost impossible to falsify since an alternative formulation consistent with what happened is always easy to dream up.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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

If then one's own intelligence is confronted with truth, it either turns away from it or falsifies it.

From Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence by William F. Wunsch

She also made electronic transfers into accounts she controlled and falsified financial entries in an effort to hide her tracks, according to prosecutors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The agents had access to their logs and falsified some of them while they ran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

BBC Panorama and the Bureau for Investigative Journalism uncovered hundreds of documents that were falsified and backdated to conceal his wealth and evade tax.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

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

“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

He shared documents that show he warned the SFO in May 2022 that Vashi was defrauding investors and falsifying accounts.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

The immediate advantages of falsifying the past were obvious, but the ultimate motive was mysterious.

From "1984" by George Orwell


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