falsified

adjective

fal·​si·​fied ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfīd How to pronounce falsified (audio)
: made false : falsely created or altered in order to deceive
falsified passports
a falsified report of the incident

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Troubled Factories: The medications came mostly from plants in India where inspectors found contaminated drugs, filthy labs and falsified records. Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 17 June 2025 Marya Lieberman, an analytical chemist at the University of Notre Dame who specializes in the detection of substandard and falsified pharmaceuticals, said regulators face a daunting task to remove these illicit sites. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025 Two years ago, Kenia Valle Boza’s life was upended when prosecutors accused her of conspiring with others to assign falsified codes to medical diagnoses that caused the federal government to pay out millions of dollars for excessive billing. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025 After Perry’s death, Plasencia was accused of giving officials falsified documents showing a medical treatment plan for Perry that claimed he was being given a maximum dose of 60 milligrams over 24 hours. Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for falsified

Word History

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of falsified was in 1528

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“Falsified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsified. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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