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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 was publicly reprimanded by the Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas bars in 2011 for falsifying travel reimbursements that were then billed to a former client.
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
For example: ten days before he was sworn in, Trump had been sentenced to unconditional discharge on thirty-four felony counts of falsifying business records.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 3 May 2025
Darby fired Chief after sustaining charges of disobeying an order, failing to use a body camera during a call for service, falsifying a record and lying to officials.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2025
He was also found guilty of multiple violations of the Endangered Species Act after killing five tigers, plus falsifying wildlife records.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
For example: ten days before he was sworn in, Trump had been sentenced to unconditional discharge on thirty-four felony counts of falsifying business records.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 3 May 2025
Darby fired Chief after sustaining charges of disobeying an order, failing to use a body camera during a call for service, falsifying a record and lying to officials.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2025
He was also found guilty of multiple violations of the Endangered Species Act after killing five tigers, plus falsifying wildlife records.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsify
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Despite the fallout, Owens remains firm in her belief that Ye’s story has been misrepresented and his mental health unfairly weaponized.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
5 May 2025
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My Brilliant Friend’s original cover — featuring the backs of a bride, a groom, and three little girls trailing behind them — both misrepresents that the book is mostly about children and boasts a soft, princessish aesthetic.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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Depardieu has repeatedly refuted both accounts saying his actions had been misinterpreted.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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What To Know In response, Baraka appeared on CNN's The Source With Kaitlan Collins, refuting Habba's claims.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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Weekly figures by their very nature tend to be volatile, and when viewed alone could just be noise distorting the underlying trend.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
13 May 2025
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The idea was to first represent the optimism of America, which then dissipated into this darkness, which shifted, melted and distorted into an evil-looking clown.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsify. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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