FALSIFICATION Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

falsification

noun

as in misrepresentation

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Recent Examples of falsification In Pyongyang, preference falsification is an essential part of ordinary daily life. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026 After belatedly learning of Bu’s falsification, her family earlier this month posted her photos online and appealed for information about her whereabouts, prompting extensive media coverage of her case. — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 The university investigation eventually concluded that Churchill had committed multiple instances of plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification. — Jeff Gurney, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 The only charge remaniing accuses Hayer of falsification of official document by an officer. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 Citizens routinely hide their true feelings and engage in preference falsification, which can lead to massive overestimation of a dictator’s actual support. — Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026 If convicted, Lineberger faces up to 20 years in prison on the falsification charge, up to three years for concealing or removing public records, and up to one year on each theft count. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026 Flanagan was arrested in April 2025 and charged with five counts of wire fraud and one count of falsification of records. — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026 The attorney general's office said charges of forgery, unsworn falsification, public records tampering and violations of state elections and voter registration laws remain pending against six canvassers. — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Other bills are being led by Democrats in Congress, including the AI Ads Act, which is looking to expand current bans on campaign misrepresentation to include generative AI content.

— Julia Boorstin, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Under federal law, citizenship obtained through concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation can be revoked through civil denaturalization proceedings.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of misrepresentation

Noun

The reference to the co-defendant's YOS sentence was mistakenly included in some communication out of our office based on a previous misstatement and was not part of the Governor's decision process.

— Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Lee Watson, in the email, said Burns never represented the board in the lawsuit and telling the court otherwise is a misstatement.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2026

Definition of misstatement

Noun

The complex ways data centers use water have left room for misinformation from both the builders and those fighting against them.

— Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
As somebody who has spent a lot of time covering misinformation, part of me doesn’t know if this has a lot of social value.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of misinformation

Noun

That low, the rays must pass through a much thicker layer of the atmosphere than when the sun is higher in the sky, increasing the light distortion that complicates photography.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
In an age of denial, distortion and flagrant ahistoricism, the survival of fact depends on those willing to establish it, repeat it and refuse to be shaken.

— Natalie Livingstone, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of distortion

Noun

This melding of ultra-modern fabrication and centuries-old craft compounds West’s broader vision for costuming Dune, creating futuristic objects that appear to have lived entire histories.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
This architecture can simplify fabrication and increase volumetric energy density, particularly in thin-film batteries.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of fabrication

Noun

To justify a top-down overhaul, some have levied sweeping attacks, rhetoric and clear exaggerations against the traditional system.

— Eric Wargotz, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
Without exaggeration, no single other sports accessory has become such a permanent fixture of everyday style.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of exaggeration

Noun

An insistence on telling the truth, using the work as a vessel for honesty, for there can be no principled action taken on the back of falsehoods.

— Via Haymarket Books, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
Her Justice Department interview took place after publication, Gayles noted, and her lack of recollection did not establish that the reporters knowingly published falsehoods or seriously doubted their account.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

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