falsified

adjective

fal·​si·​fied ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfīd How to pronounce falsified (audio)
: made false : falsely created or altered in order to deceive
falsified passports
a falsified report of the incident

Examples of falsified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The judgment stems from a civil case in which a judge found Trump and others connected to his company liable for a decade-long scheme to use falsified real estate and net worth valuations to obtain favorable loan and insurance rates. Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2024 Investigators allege Noel, who served as sheriff from 2015-2022, hired county employees to do work for his personal interests, used a business credit card for private purposes and falsified documents to help an officer receive unauthorized pension funds, among other charges. Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 20 Mar. 2024 The rifles Dor purchased through falsified documents were intended for combat, the U.S. government said. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024 South Florida has been a hotbed of PPP loan fraud committed by hundreds of business people and others charged with stealing millions from the government program by falsifying loan applications for their companies, including falsified employee, revenue, income and tax records. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024 And in an interview with Fox News that summer, the documentary notes, van der Sloot provides falsified details around Holloway’s disappearance in order to pocket $25,000, feeding his gambling addiction. Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024 The tax filings included falsified W2s, including nonexistent charity donations, nonexistent college attendance, and fictitious relatives, according to the release. Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2024 Others get jobs using falsified documents, including many teenagers who came into the country as unaccompanied minors. Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024 According to Toyota, there have been no accidents linked to the falsified testing, which focused on airbag control units. Peter Lyon, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of falsified was in 1528

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“Falsified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsified. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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