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as in to misrepresent
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not
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as in to refute
to prove to be false
telephone records falsified his claim that he wasn't home that night
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Recent Examples of falsify
Manchester Police The Supreme Court affirmed Montgomery's convictions for assault, falsifying physical evidence, witness tampering, and abuse of a corpse.
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Matt Schooley, CBS News, 11 June 2026
He was also convicted of second-degree assault for having struck his daughter in July 2019, falsifying physical evidence and witness tampering.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 11 June 2026
The Supreme Court issued a ruling Thursday siding with a former Twitter employee who sold company secrets to a high-level Saudi official, finding prosecutors charged him in the wrong federal court for falsifying an invoice.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026
Since the book first appeared, small but persistent groups have claimed that Anne Frank was fictional and that her father falsified her writings for profit.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
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Matt Schooley, CBS News, 11 June 2026
He was also convicted of second-degree assault for having struck his daughter in July 2019, falsifying physical evidence and witness tampering.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 11 June 2026
The Supreme Court issued a ruling Thursday siding with a former Twitter employee who sold company secrets to a high-level Saudi official, finding prosecutors charged him in the wrong federal court for falsifying an invoice.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026
Since the book first appeared, small but persistent groups have claimed that Anne Frank was fictional and that her father falsified her writings for profit.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
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Portraying New York state and the company as partners in a fraud on the public, the lawsuit said that the company and New York officials repeatedly misrepresented when the company's contract would begin, causing severe disruptions to patient care statewide.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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The lawsuit also accuses the company of misrepresenting the type of content available on its platform.—
Skyler Shepard,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2026
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Two other retired judges later published their own piece refuting Gilliard’s contention.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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Fortunately, video replay allows people to validate—or refute—a referee’s decision.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 June 2026
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During our research, what first struck us was the extent to which the clichés surrounding the great figures of Antiquity have often distorted our perception of these historical characters.—
Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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This attempt to distort the facts for personal gain should be viewed with significant skepticism.—
Kim Gorsuch,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsify. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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