: made, done, or altered with intent to deceive: such as
a
: forged sense 2
discovered the faked documents
Unsuspecting users click on this faked site instead of the real site.—
Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier
b
: simulated in order to deceive an opponent
a faked punt
His first outside shot, however, was blocked, but he came back with a faked shot and then a sweet bounce pass to O'Sullivan for a layup.—Ira Berkow
Ira BerkowExamples of faked in a Sentence
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To name the most faked artists: [Vasyl] Yermilov and [Alexander] Bogomazov.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2024
Adding to the furor, some people also made faked screenshots purporting to show even more ridiculous answers that Google never generated.
—Matt O'Brien, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2024
Liu, who spent years in the cryptocurrency sector, is now developing free-to-use facial recognition software that will allow victims to identify faked and abusive content and then remove it.
—Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024
In some cases, boys shared the faked images in the school lunchroom, on the school bus or through group chats on platforms like Snapchat and Instagram, according to school and police reports.
—Natasha Singer, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
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George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2024
Adding to the furor, some people also made faked screenshots purporting to show even more ridiculous answers that Google never generated.
—Matt O'Brien, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2024
Liu, who spent years in the cryptocurrency sector, is now developing free-to-use facial recognition software that will allow victims to identify faked and abusive content and then remove it.
—Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024
In some cases, boys shared the faked images in the school lunchroom, on the school bus or through group chats on platforms like Snapchat and Instagram, according to school and police reports.
—Natasha Singer, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
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