fake
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Gates said he resigned, alleged the Register had relied on fake records, and shared a partially redacted Justice Department letter with The Times purporting to show he had voluntarily left.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"All of them were tremendous, and when we do any series I have this room with the monitors. I'm like a weirdo just applying fake tan, watching," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Sensitivity measures how successfully the system identifies manipulated videos, making the particularly high sensitivity important for a screening tool designed to keep fake content from slipping through.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
Nitish Pahwa: We’re in this moment where people aren’t just engaging in emotional intimacy with chatbots, but doing so knowing that it’s fake, and that the LLM is gameable.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
“And it never will be at this rate,” Julia said, helping Stewart to yank the ropes off the fake princess.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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Indian authorities raided an operation in Mumbai that faked expiration dates on food products manufactured by PepsiCo, Nestlé, Coca-Cola and Unilever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The pair also faked certificates of analysis, the documents that prove the safety and quality of a product.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
On May 12, video blogger Geng Hongwei alleged that Shanghai University scientists faked data in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Caligiuri faked right then cut left, the beaten defender sticking his right leg out wildly in protest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
He took off his sunglasses and faked a sad face, those green eyes of his dipping toward me.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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Experts said the use of AI for “astroturfing,” or faking, civic engagement is a growing trend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Haynes took the shotgun snap at the 10 and dropped back to the 14 before shooting up the middle, pump faking around the seven and diving into the end zone for the game-winning score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
How-to guides were discovered on the ships detailing additional methods for faking GPS information, the report said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Mogotsi appeared in court accused of faking the attempt on his life.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
My mom said it was brilliant so my sister and cousins tried to prove I was faking.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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