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as in distorted
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 refuted
to prove to be false
telephone records falsified his claim that he wasn't home that night
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Recent Examples of falsified
The following year, McBee falsified information provided to his insurance company about the company’s soybean crop again.
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Other posts remain online long after going viral — even if the comments section is flooded with fans noting that a video or picture is falsified or abusive.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
This system has falsified a lot.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
That December, Russia held a parliamentary election that was falsified in Putin’s favor, in the manner usual at the time.
—Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Other posts remain online long after going viral — even if the comments section is flooded with fans noting that a video or picture is falsified or abusive.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
This system has falsified a lot.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
That December, Russia held a parliamentary election that was falsified in Putin’s favor, in the manner usual at the time.
—Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsified
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These frequent misrepresentations can damage trust not only in the systems themselves but also in news organizations whose content is being distorted.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Some items may become distorted or break down over time if washed with the wrong materials.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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Rosen refuted Palomares’ claim, saying the tugboat captain was reckless and should have been on the lookout for recreational boaters who frequent those waters.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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Bovino appeared before Ellis on Tuesday after the plaintiffs accused him of throwing a tear gas canister into a crowd of demonstrators without justification or warning – a characterization DHS has refuted.—
Devan Cole,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute said the ad misrepresented the former president’s words.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Now, both the church leader and congregant say the post misrepresented what happened.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Falsified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsified. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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