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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
But in 2015 the platinum market crashed after it was revealed that the big German car maker Volkswagen had been falsifying exhaust system measurement sparking a scandal dubbed Dieselgate.
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Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Huerta was among the demonstrators gathered in Los Angeles Friday at a business prosecutors say was suspected of unlawful employment and falsifying employment records.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
In January, South Florida developer Eric Sheppard was found guilty in Miami federal court of wire fraud involving falsifying paperwork and forging signatures on applications to obtain about $900,000 in loans.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Trump’s Garden State clubs in Bedminster and Colts Neck were in danger of losing their liquor licenses after the president was convicted on dozens of counts of falsifying business records in 2024.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
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Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Huerta was among the demonstrators gathered in Los Angeles Friday at a business prosecutors say was suspected of unlawful employment and falsifying employment records.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
In January, South Florida developer Eric Sheppard was found guilty in Miami federal court of wire fraud involving falsifying paperwork and forging signatures on applications to obtain about $900,000 in loans.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Trump’s Garden State clubs in Bedminster and Colts Neck were in danger of losing their liquor licenses after the president was convicted on dozens of counts of falsifying business records in 2024.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsify
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Republican lawmakers have largely rallied around Trump, accusing Democrats of misrepresenting the legislation.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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The claims misrepresent both the nature and scale of violence affecting white farmers.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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But DeGeneres ultimately refuted the claims that savaged her career.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
23 June 2025
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State-run news agency Xinhua on Friday refuted claims that regions had canceled the subsidies.—
Bernice Ooi,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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However, the same technologies that can immortalize could also distort and manipulate reality.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Donovan continued that social media also distorts wealth.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsify. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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