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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
He was also convicted of second-degree assault, abuse of a corpse, falsifying physical evidence and witness tampering.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Four South Floridians were charged with federal wire fraud after being accused of falsifying clinical trial data for asthma medication at a Pembroke Pines medical research center, according to the Department of Justice.
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Isabel Rivera,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
Jackie Reyes Yanes has been removed from the city’s public financing program after allegedly falsifying campaign contributions.
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Jasmine Golden,
Washington Post,
12 June 2026
Abouammo was charged by federal prosecutors in San Francisco federal court, rather than a Seattle federal court, for falsifying a record, with prosecutors claiming he was charged in the Northern District of California because that was where the investigation originated.
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Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
11 June 2026
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Four South Floridians were charged with federal wire fraud after being accused of falsifying clinical trial data for asthma medication at a Pembroke Pines medical research center, according to the Department of Justice.
—
Isabel Rivera,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
Jackie Reyes Yanes has been removed from the city’s public financing program after allegedly falsifying campaign contributions.
—
Jasmine Golden,
Washington Post,
12 June 2026
Abouammo was charged by federal prosecutors in San Francisco federal court, rather than a Seattle federal court, for falsifying a record, with prosecutors claiming he was charged in the Northern District of California because that was where the investigation originated.
—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
11 June 2026
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Other videos also misrepresented the earnings users could have made on parallel bets, the Journal's report found.
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Prosecutors say Chartraw, who also has ties to Lodi, built trust through personal and professional relationships by using false account statements to misrepresent data for additional investment funds.
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Two other retired judges later published their own piece refuting Gilliard’s contention.
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Fortunately, video replay allows people to validate—or refute—a referee’s decision.
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Slow-motion replays and still images distort the offending player’s actions, with innocuous tackles looking more serious.
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Any whack job with a phone can distort reality, and that’s not helpful.
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsify. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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