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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
Misrepresentation of country of origin could manifest in activities like falsifying Customs entry documents and invoices, or replacing product labels.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 July 2025
Investigators found that the vast majority of troopers had not intentionally falsified any traffic records.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025
Goodlett pleaded guilty in August 2022 to helping falsify an affidavit for the search of Taylor's apartment.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Dumas’ role in the gun-trafficking portion of the conspiracy, before he was kicked out of the Army, was to falsify entries in the property book accounting system to keep anyone from noticing the disappearing items.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 July 2025
Investigators found that the vast majority of troopers had not intentionally falsified any traffic records.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025
Goodlett pleaded guilty in August 2022 to helping falsify an affidavit for the search of Taylor's apartment.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Dumas’ role in the gun-trafficking portion of the conspiracy, before he was kicked out of the Army, was to falsify entries in the property book accounting system to keep anyone from noticing the disappearing items.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
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In the letter, Rush claimed past service as a crew member on Titan and misrepresented the size of the vessel, when in fact it had never been registered or admeasured.—
Patrick Whittle,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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And several climate scientists whose work is cited in the D.O.E. report have said that their conclusions are misrepresented.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Newhouse refuted the notion that people were going to lose access to health care.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
15 Aug. 2025
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Several of Gupta’s accounts of the night are being refuted by authorities and the public.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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In The Harvard Gazette, psychiatrist Mark Epstein explained how the ego distorts reality by tying us to fear and desire, which clouds our ability to truly see what’s happening.—
Wilson Luna,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Last week, a user was even able to prompt it to deliver a profane rant against Musk and others for trying distort the reality of the Israel-Hamas war.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsify. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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