falsify
verb
fal·si·fy
ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī 
falsified; falsifying
2
: to make false: such as
a
: to make false by mutilation or addition
the accounts were falsified to conceal a theft
b
: to represent falsely : misrepresent
3
: to prove unsound by experience
falsify a promise
: to tell lies : lie
Examples of falsify in a Sentence
He was caught falsifying financial accounts.
taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not
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An inspection of the commercial vehicle's records showed that the electronic logging records were falsified, police said.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Sophia’s grandmother later sued Alameda County in April 2023, claiming the agency failed time and again to protect the child, breaking more than a dozen state child welfare regulations and later falsifying records to cover their tracks.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Earlier this year, the license of ELM Health Institute LLC in Hurst also was revoked for falsifying academic records and links to massage parlors closed for human trafficking, state officials said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Both were subsequently suspended from their jobs — and then indicted on criminal charges in November 2019 for falsifying their inmate counts that night.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Sophia’s grandmother later sued Alameda County in April 2023, claiming the agency failed time and again to protect the child, breaking more than a dozen state child welfare regulations and later falsifying records to cover their tracks.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Earlier this year, the license of ELM Health Institute LLC in Hurst also was revoked for falsifying academic records and links to massage parlors closed for human trafficking, state officials said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Both were subsequently suspended from their jobs — and then indicted on criminal charges in November 2019 for falsifying their inmate counts that night.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsify. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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falsify
verb
fal·si·fy
ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī
falsified; falsifying
: to make false : change so as to deceive
falsify financial accounts
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falsify
transitive verb
fal·si·fy
ˈfȯl-si-ˌfī
falsified; falsifying
: to make false: as
a
: to make (as a document) false by mutilation, alteration, or addition
the motel clerk had falsified the records—M. A. Kelly
M. A. Kelly
b
: to report (as information) falsely
the informant falsified his testimony
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