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Recent Examples of falsely
In the debt claims, individuals falsely allege government officials owe them money or property, in some cases claiming ownership of the victim’s home.
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Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Scientists at the military’s labs concluded that a change in the manufacturing process of some poppy seeds had led to contamination, causing service members to be falsely accused of abusing drugs.
—Lucas Waldron, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2026
As part of the scheme, prosecutors said Christopher falsely claimed to be a licensed architect, while the couple commingled client payments in a single operating account and used money from one project to fund unrelated jobs.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Musk spent the better part of two days reposting reactions to the video, some of them falsely claiming that nearly every prominent news organization—the Times, CNN, the Washington Post—had failed to report at all, prior to Shirley’s video, on the Minnesota fraud story.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2026
Dozens of people, the vast majority of Somali descent, were charged in a previous fraud scandal under Walz’s tenure involving a nonprofit prosecutors say falsely claimed to be providing meals to needy children during the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
The case follows years of conspiracy theories falsely alleging that Brigitte Macron was born under the name Jean-Michel Trogneux, which is actually the name of her brother.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Hernandez claimed Ziering used his celebrity status to falsely portray himself as the victim in the incident.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Additionally, Christopher Judge was accused of falsely representing himself as an architect.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Jan. 2026
Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Scientists at the military’s labs concluded that a change in the manufacturing process of some poppy seeds had led to contamination, causing service members to be falsely accused of abusing drugs.
—Lucas Waldron, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2026
As part of the scheme, prosecutors said Christopher falsely claimed to be a licensed architect, while the couple commingled client payments in a single operating account and used money from one project to fund unrelated jobs.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Musk spent the better part of two days reposting reactions to the video, some of them falsely claiming that nearly every prominent news organization—the Times, CNN, the Washington Post—had failed to report at all, prior to Shirley’s video, on the Minnesota fraud story.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2026
Dozens of people, the vast majority of Somali descent, were charged in a previous fraud scandal under Walz’s tenure involving a nonprofit prosecutors say falsely claimed to be providing meals to needy children during the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
The case follows years of conspiracy theories falsely alleging that Brigitte Macron was born under the name Jean-Michel Trogneux, which is actually the name of her brother.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Hernandez claimed Ziering used his celebrity status to falsely portray himself as the victim in the incident.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Additionally, Christopher Judge was accused of falsely representing himself as an architect.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsely
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Additional uses of geolocation data, the providers say, include proving a bettor is dishonestly disputing credit card charges, revealing sign-up bonus abuse or showing that someone is illegally making proxy wagers across state lines.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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As naive as that may sound in a world where so many self-evident rights and wrongs are being routinely, dishonestly evaluated and reevaluated, the series elevates simple truths in ways that are downright inspirational.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Aug. 2025
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Trump claimed the program deceptively edited an interview with Kamala Harris, calling it election interference.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Take, for example, a $1,000 credit card limit, which can feel deceptively simple.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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No theme rings more true than in Ariel Mahler’s short film Re-Entry, a masterclass character study that artfully weaves the tender and cerebral in a tale of reconciliation with past regrets and the overwhelming power of self-love.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
24 Dec. 2025
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Despite the rich visuals and heavy subject matter, the film itself feels subtle and restrained, the surreal plot artfully revealing itself to the viewer piece by devastating piece.—
Anastasia Sanger,
Glamour,
22 Dec. 2025
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And when sunrise was artificially delayed by three hours, the rate of the finches' singing intensified and commenced sooner compared with non-delayed sunrises.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
31 Dec. 2025
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Those rules have artificially limited clinical trials, product standardization studies, therapeutic investigations and other essential work.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
31 Dec. 2025
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The special’s opening half-hour is a series of meaningful opening salvos like this, cannily shoehorned into catch-up anecdotes, each of them laying the groundwork for where Nanjiani ultimately wants the hour to land without tipping his hand in one direction or another.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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Although that self-realization is timeless, Roder cannily positions it to speak to contemporary times.—
Stephen Saito,
Variety,
23 Nov. 2025
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“Falsely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsely. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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