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 According to prosecutors, Cohen coordinated the hush-money payments that sit at the center of their case, and Trump allegedly falsified records related to Cohen's reimbursement for the payment. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024 If jurors ultimately side with Bragg that Trump not only falsified business records, but did it with an intent to defraud, the former president could face up to four years in prison for each individual count. Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024 But the review, conducted by an outside panel of scientists, refuted the most serious claim involving his work — that an important 2009 Alzheimer’s study was the subject of an investigation that found falsified data, and that Dr. Tessier-Lavigne had covered it up. Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024 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

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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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