falsification

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Recent Examples of falsification Jaynes, meanwhile, also faced charges of conspiracy and falsification of records. Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026 Fortunately, the Southern Section worked it out and deserves praise for finally confirming eligibility because the circumstances clearly did not involve falsification of an address, no movement for athletic reasons and was a bonafide change of residence to get a fresh start for everyone involved. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026 Charges related to animal cruelty and neglect, concealed carry of a weapon, obstructing official business and falsification are pending. Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2026 That falsification led to lower import duties. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025 The first jury, by contrast, deliberated for days before acquitting Amiri of conspiracy, multiple deprivation-of-rights charges and convicting him of the single dog attack and records falsification. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025 Hoadley was sentenced to three months in prison after a jury convicted him of destruction, alteration or falsification of records, tampering with a witness by harassment, and tampering with documents. Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2025 With 64% of job applicants admitting to résumé falsification, up from 55% just two years ago, according to StandOut CV, companies are hemorrhaging money on staffing and bad hires while genuine talent slips through traditional screening processes. Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 Hernandez was charged with 19 counts of misconduct including theft of identity, fraud, falsification of Medicaid documents, nursing without a license and abuse of a patient, officials said. Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsification
Noun
  • The second ground is concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • From misrepresentation about what the food actually is to difficulties with the accessibility of certain ingredients, many Japanese restaurants fail to get established and scale up.
    William Jones, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That misstatement surely deceived nobody.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Due to misstatement by CoreWeave’s CEO, a prior version of this story had an incorrect figure for the number of data centers.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The election campaign has also been closely watched for any possible outside interference from Russia, with reports of misinformation on social media particularly in focus.
    Domi Suskova, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
  • One claims that the California medical board is targeting doctors who promote Covid misinformation, threatening them with disciplinary proceedings.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The organ is the defining sound of early Rocketship, effectively becoming their distortion and noise machine.
    David Glickman, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
  • This would be a vast oversimplification and distortion of their organizing and solidarity work by and for Arab Americans in the Bay Area.
    Laura Einhorn, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • As models have grown more complex, some hallucinate with more persuasive fabrications.
    Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Last year, Deloitte produced two reports for government clients in Australia and Canada that were both found to be riddled with fabrications.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The team has specifically and methodically combed through Moore’s previous statements point by point to expose any potential lie or exaggeration.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Police falsely blamed her injuries on a fight with other teens and maintained the lie despite body-camera footage showing otherwise, the lawsuit alleges.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This, and jokes like it, transcend absurd exaggeration to achieve something much closer to magical realism.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Behind the private gates of Clos du Lac, where vineyards edge the winding roads, one hilltop estate overlooking Folsom Lake pulls off the Mediterranean spirit so seamlessly that comparisons to the Italian countryside don’t feel like exaggeration.
    David Caraccio March 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Goldman cast doubt on the Justice Department’s claim that the falsehood made it into the government’s legal defense of ICE due to human error.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The truth is always more useful than a comforting falsehood.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026

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“Falsification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsification. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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