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as in misrepresenting
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 refuting
to prove to be false
telephone records falsified his claim that he wasn't home that night
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Recent Examples of falsifying
Allen was charged with four counts of second-degree official misconduct and one count each of pattern of official misconduct, theft by deception, tampering with public records or information, falsifying or tampering with records and computer theft.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
In response to the report, the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday modified a bill that increases penalties for falsifying police records to extend those penalties to detention records.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
Huntsman School of Business professor Timothy Gardner and consultant Colin Wong explain these tactics, like sandbagging, falsifying data, and giving excessive discounts to close deals.
—Harvard Business Review, 18 Mar. 2025
In April 2017, both men were indicted on additional charges including tax evasion, structuring and falsifying records.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
In addition to Peterson, three others are expected to be charged with the same crimes, while one of those three will also be charged with falsifying medical records.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
The operator of the hyperbaric chamber, 60-year-old Aleta Moffitt, also faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter and one count of falsifying medical records, Nessel's office said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025
Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
In response to the report, the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday modified a bill that increases penalties for falsifying police records to extend those penalties to detention records.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
Huntsman School of Business professor Timothy Gardner and consultant Colin Wong explain these tactics, like sandbagging, falsifying data, and giving excessive discounts to close deals.
—Harvard Business Review, 18 Mar. 2025
In April 2017, both men were indicted on additional charges including tax evasion, structuring and falsifying records.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
In addition to Peterson, three others are expected to be charged with the same crimes, while one of those three will also be charged with falsifying medical records.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
The operator of the hyperbaric chamber, 60-year-old Aleta Moffitt, also faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter and one count of falsifying medical records, Nessel's office said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Falsifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsifying. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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