faking

Example Sentences

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In Louisiana, federal authorities in July announced the indictment of top local law enforcement officers and a businessman for allegedly faking reports of armed robberies to help foreign nationals secure U visas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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

“It was a matter of me riding confidently and kind of faking it till I made it,” Schaffrick said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

He was faking his disappearance, and the challenge would be to find him, similar to the online murder mystery he’d planned two Halloweens ago.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman