as in hoax
an imitation that is passed off as genuine
that is a cheap forgery, not an authentic Ming Dynasty vase
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Mangione also had a hearing earlier today on forgery and firearms charges.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
An unsealed, 11-count indictment charged Mangione with one count of murder in the first degree and two of murder in the second degree in the fatal shooting on December 4, along with other weapon and forgery charges.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
The defendant was arrested last week in Altoona, Pa., and is being held in Pennsylvania on separate weapons and forgery charges, related to a ghost gun and fake IDs he was allegedly caught with at a McDonald's when he was apprehended.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The 26-year-old was charged with Pennsylvania gun and forgery offenses and is being held there without bail.
—Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
An unsealed, 11-count indictment charged Mangione with one count of murder in the first degree and two of murder in the second degree in the fatal shooting on December 4, along with other weapon and forgery charges.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
The defendant was arrested last week in Altoona, Pa., and is being held in Pennsylvania on separate weapons and forgery charges, related to a ghost gun and fake IDs he was allegedly caught with at a McDonald's when he was apprehended.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The 26-year-old was charged with Pennsylvania gun and forgery offenses and is being held there without bail.
—Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Forgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgery. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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