bogus
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Caller IDs for bogus calls appear as legitimate agency numbers, emails carry official seals and accurate agency language, and in more advanced attacks, AI-generated deepfake audio and video replicate a public official, Dressler says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
He later clarified he was referring to people with "fake and bogus degrees", not India's youth more broadly.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
"It was a crude attempt because Sotheby's spotted these documents as bogus fairly early on," Judge Rimmer said.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The charge was bogus, according to longtime Seymour campaign advisor Eileen Padberg.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
The alleged controversy is as bogus as other catchy dichotomies such as nature versus nurture and America: Love It or Leave It.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing bogus
Fake It 'Til You Make It: Synonyms for "False"
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "B"
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