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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
Verb
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If your shrubs have distorted, yellowing, or curling leaves or their growth seems stunted, take a close look.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Instead, his big reveal on Monday offered families distorted science, false hope, and unproven and at times dangerous medical advice.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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When rumors flew in the colonies that Franklin had personally designed the Stamp Act, William refuted the charges.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Strowman quickly refuted this claim on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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One 2018 report by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General found that the Nakamoto Group’s inspection reports misrepresented the work done for their evaluations, and that the facilities’ conditions did not match what government inspectors observed during their own visits.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Charlie Kirk’s letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been published in full, following accusations it had initially been misrepresented.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Falsified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsified. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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