fake
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He said it was there that deputies noticed the man’s SUV was in disarray and displayed a fake license plate, prompting deputies to investigate further.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Thousands of North Korean operatives are using fake and stolen identities to land remote jobs at U.S. companies—and help fund Kim Jong Un’s regime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Francis Skilling, a physician and longtime subscriber who got a fake credit-card text and returned the call, marveled at the scammer’s professional-sounding patter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Anne Hathaway has poked fun at those who suggested her baby bump didn't look real after a recent film premiere, telling them she had "fake hair, real bump".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Rubbing her arms like she was suddenly cold, Harry smiled the fake smile that she’d used a lot earlier in the school year.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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
The most consequential lie was the pregnancy she faked for nearly 10 months even after most of those close to her knew it was a fraud: She’d had a hysterectomy in 2010.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
A California custody lawsuit over an aging Labrador ended with both sides being punished for citing precedents faked by AI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
I faked interest for as long as possible.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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
Some have even resorted to faking influencer deals by posting variations of #ad on their posts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
But the reporter would also need to create evidence in order to convince the Home Office that he was not faking his claim.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
Faking illness when faking death didn’t seem to work.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2026
The kind that Coach was faking when I first met him.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
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