: made, done, or altered with intent to deceive: such as
a
: forged sense 2
discovered the faked documents
Unsuspecting users click on this faked site instead of the real site.—
Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier
b
: simulated in order to deceive an opponent
a faked punt
His first outside shot, however, was blocked, but he came back with a faked shot and then a sweet bounce pass to O'Sullivan for a layup.—Ira Berkow
Ira BerkowExamples of faked in a Sentence
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Inconsistent lighting and a fading or blurring of the boundaries between the faked elements of the video (such as mouth movements when lip-synching has been used) are all potential indicators.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The faked reviews have not been made public, but they have likely been read by at least one or two other reviewers, a handling editor, and a senior editor.
—Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 3 Dec. 2024
It’s all now done on an industrial scale, as this holiday season has shown all too well, with faked websites in particular surging, up 89% on last year according to Check Point’s latest research.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Russians were spreading disinformation about Walz regarding his time working as a teacher and circulating a faked video with abuse allegations, according to an official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Bernard Marr, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The faked reviews have not been made public, but they have likely been read by at least one or two other reviewers, a handling editor, and a senior editor.
—Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 3 Dec. 2024
It’s all now done on an industrial scale, as this holiday season has shown all too well, with faked websites in particular surging, up 89% on last year according to Check Point’s latest research.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Russians were spreading disinformation about Walz regarding his time working as a teacher and circulating a faked video with abuse allegations, according to an official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Faked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faked. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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