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Cervantes accuses officers of pushing forward with an arrest despite lacking probable cause and building a case against her based on false statements.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

She brought a civil-rights suit for false arrest, malicious prosecution, and conspiracy.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

During the pandemic, the state paid an estimated $30 billion in fraudulent unemployment claims, including to state prisoners and criminals who used patently false identities like then-Sen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Just as robots can misplace blocks, chatbots can generate false or misleading outputs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Thus, to travel incognito means to be “not known”; to use a false identity, or to be in disguise.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood