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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
Scott Camara, 44, will face one month behind bars for his role in the scheme to falsify records by giving passing scores to four Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) applicants who did not take the CDL skills test as required by federal law.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The following year, McBee falsified information provided to his insurance company about the company’s soybean crop again.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
He was indicted without detention on the charges of perjury and falsifying documents to the benefit of Yoon amid the national upheaval.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
Yang was terminated from Milwaukee Tool three days earlier after the company learned Yang had been falsifying records by creating work orders for the delivery of Milwaukee Tool products.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The following year, McBee falsified information provided to his insurance company about the company’s soybean crop again.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
He was indicted without detention on the charges of perjury and falsifying documents to the benefit of Yoon amid the national upheaval.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
Yang was terminated from Milwaukee Tool three days earlier after the company learned Yang had been falsifying records by creating work orders for the delivery of Milwaukee Tool products.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Conversely, overloading new hires with information, leaving them without guidance or misrepresenting the job can quickly erode excitement and lead to early and expensive turnover.—
Alyshia Hull,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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In his appeal though, obtained by PEOPLE, Guobadia argued that their November 2022 prenup was void because Williams allegedly misrepresented herself during negotiations by not disclosing her plans to return to RHOA.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Szymon Laks, conductor of one of several male orchestras at Auschwitz-Birkenau, vehemently refuted the notion that music was helpful to anyone in the camp.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ghana’s officials refuted the claims of the lawyers, saying the individuals were returned to their home nations.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
16 Sep. 2025
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But the speakers broke up and distorted at this volume.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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Messy data wrecks forecasts, distorts reporting and wastes time.—
Thasha Batts,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsify. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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