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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 is also charged with falsifying tax returns; those of the tax shelter's clients and his own.
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Logan Smith, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
An executive at a Forest Lake charter school was fired last month for allegedly falsifying documents.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
The lack of consequences for medical workers who falsify records could encourage others to undermine public health guidance, said Paul Offit, a pediatrician and vaccine expert at the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
—Jessica Schreifels, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
The oil tanker had been falsifying its true location since sailing to the area on November 7, before making its covert oil run.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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Logan Smith, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
An executive at a Forest Lake charter school was fired last month for allegedly falsifying documents.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
The lack of consequences for medical workers who falsify records could encourage others to undermine public health guidance, said Paul Offit, a pediatrician and vaccine expert at the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
—Jessica Schreifels, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
The oil tanker had been falsifying its true location since sailing to the area on November 7, before making its covert oil run.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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Under federal law, companies can’t misrepresent warranty terms or obstruct claims.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Following a misleading report on hospital finances, The Denver Post published an editorial that misrepresents UCHealth’s role in caring for Colorado patients and misstates key facts about our financial operations.—
Elizabeth B. Concordia,
Denver Post,
29 Dec. 2025
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Graphic videos are being cited to refute the administration's assertion that the shooting was justified.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Trump administration claims that Good attacked or tried to run over ICE agents before the shooting have been refuted by the videos captured during the incident.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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This is why the contestants sound distorted when talking during the show.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Freedom from want mattered because deprivation distorts judgment.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsify. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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