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as in to misrepresent
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not
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as in to refute
to prove to be false
telephone records falsified his claim that he wasn't home that night
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Recent Examples of falsify
The vendor allegedly paid $1 million in kickbacks to Gatlin, who told the vendor in email how to falsify invoices, according to the news release.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
In that case, Wells Fargo was fined $85 million for steering prime borrowers into costly subprime loans and falsifying income data on mortgage applications.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
As a result, the Times found that many labs falsify reports to give their clients a clean bill of health or higher potency results, or both.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Gino was placed on administrative leave in 2023 after multiple allegations of falsifying data surfaced.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 27 May 2025
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
In that case, Wells Fargo was fined $85 million for steering prime borrowers into costly subprime loans and falsifying income data on mortgage applications.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
As a result, the Times found that many labs falsify reports to give their clients a clean bill of health or higher potency results, or both.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Gino was placed on administrative leave in 2023 after multiple allegations of falsifying data surfaced.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsify
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Bailey’s story came to global attention with the 2021 Netflix series Sophie: A Murder in West Cork, which Sheridan believes deeply misrepresented the truth.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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Do nothing, and risk being misrepresented—or worse, left out of the conversation altogether.—
Jill Standish,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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But Burton, the stepfather, refuted claims that Williams was violent toward his family.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
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Reports on the ground refuted those characterizations.—
Jeremy Pressman,
The Conversation,
15 June 2025
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Yet the message from some insiders is that the market in continental Europe is also distorted and will not necessarily prove much cheaper.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
12 June 2025
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In environments dominated by concrete, steel and towering buildings, GPS signals can be blocked or distorted.—
Mariam Sorond,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsify. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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