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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
After his arraignment on charges of falsifying business records in New York in 2023, he was released on his own recognizance – without putting up any cash.
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Cook, who is the first Black woman on the Fed board, was accused by Pulte earlier in the week of falsifying property records to gain better loan terms, allegedly listing two primary residences—one in Ann Arbor and another in Atlanta.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Brasure was charged with two counts each of voting absentee and in-person; offering to vote more than once, and falsifying returns/records.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025
White, Osmani and Hayer also were charged with one felony count of falsifying documents.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Cook, who is the first Black woman on the Fed board, was accused by Pulte earlier in the week of falsifying property records to gain better loan terms, allegedly listing two primary residences—one in Ann Arbor and another in Atlanta.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Brasure was charged with two counts each of voting absentee and in-person; offering to vote more than once, and falsifying returns/records.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025
White, Osmani and Hayer also were charged with one felony count of falsifying documents.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 21 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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That backup has since grown into a hundreds-strong campaign to refute the DHS allegations, which supporters call a resurgence of anti-Muslim fearmongering that has persisted across party lines since the 9/11 attacks 24 years ago this month.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Days after the hearing, the leader of the Pentagon's office to investigate UFOs provided testimony of his own refuting some of the claims.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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His team accused Whatley of distorting the facts to cover for his support of federal policies that reduced funding for local police.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Beyond 100 people, culture often fragments, communication distorts and the founder’s vision weakens.—
Jonathan Low,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsify. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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