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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
In the ComEd Four case, the four defendants were convicted for falsifying books and records, not any bribery of foreign officials that the law originally sought to punish, the defense pointed out in asking Shah last month to stay the proceedings.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
She was sentenced in October 2014 to 15 months in prison after striking a deal with prosecutors and agreeing to plead guilty to mail, wire and bank fraud for falsifying statements on loan applications.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
The conviction for falsifying records stemmed from the July 2019 dog bite while Amiri drove around Manly-Williams.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, former detective Joshua Jaynes and former LMPD Sergeant Kyle Meany await trial for allegedly falsifying the search warrant that led to the deadly raid.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
She was sentenced in October 2014 to 15 months in prison after striking a deal with prosecutors and agreeing to plead guilty to mail, wire and bank fraud for falsifying statements on loan applications.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
The conviction for falsifying records stemmed from the July 2019 dog bite while Amiri drove around Manly-Williams.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, former detective Joshua Jaynes and former LMPD Sergeant Kyle Meany await trial for allegedly falsifying the search warrant that led to the deadly raid.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
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Corson proceeded to inform the court of Petersen’s previous convictions in 2016 and 2017 when she was charged with misrepresenting herself as her sister when stopped by law enforcement.—
Olivia Estright,
Twin Cities,
2 Apr. 2025
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Milton's conviction came after a short seller called Hindenburg Research alleged in 2020 that the EV maker had misrepresented its technology.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2025
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But two witnesses refuted his story, alleging Stribling tried to hide evidence.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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However reps of his team refuted the statement to Us Weekly.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
17 Apr. 2025
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Although some in the media distort the anger directed at Rowling from trans activists, trans people, and allies, the truth is those feelings — not just anger, but betrayal and grief — are justified.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
18 Apr. 2025
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What once kept us safe can now distort intimacy, create misunderstandings and erode trust.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsify. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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