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falsification

NOUN

corruption

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pollution

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debasement decay defilement distortion foulness infection noxiousness putrefaction putrescence rot rottenness

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doctoring

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development growth

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cleanliness cleanness decency goodness honesty honor kindness pureness purification purity sterility truthfulness wholesomeness

NOUN

falseness

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betrayal deceit deception dishonesty disloyalty falsity infidelity perfidiousness perfidy traitorousness treachery unfaithfulness

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false-heartedness treacherousness

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faithfulness fidelity frankness honesty loyalty openness trustworthiness truth truthfulness uprightness

NOUN

forgery

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carbon cheat copy fabrication fake fraudulence imitation imposition imposture phony pseudo sham twin

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bogus carbon copy coining faking imitating lookalike workalike

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honesty original reality truth

NOUN

inveracity

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aspersion backbiting calumniation calumny canard cock-and-bull story deceit deception defamation detraction dishonesty disinformation distortion evasion fable fabrication falsehood falseness falsity fib fiction forgery fraudulence guile hyperbole inaccuracy invention libel mendacity misrepresentation misstatement myth obloquy perjury prevarication revilement reviling slander story subterfuge tale tall story untruth vilification white lie whopper

NOUN

lie

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deceit deception dishonesty disinformation distortion evasion fabrication falsehood fiction forgery inaccuracy misrepresentation myth perjury slander tale

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aspersion backbiting calumniation calumny defamation detraction fable falseness falsity fib fraudulence guile hyperbole invention libel mendacity misstatement obloquy prevarication revilement reviling subterfuge vilification whopper

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tall story white lie

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nonfiction truth

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mendacity

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deceit deception prevarication

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falsehood fraud lie lying untruth untruthfulness

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frankness honesty openness truth truthfulness uprightness

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sincerity

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misrepresentation

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distortion exaggeration fabrication falsehood misstatement untruth

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adulteration coloring lie mutilation oversimplification slant story stretch twist

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false light not a true picture tall story

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truth

NOUN

misstatement

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distortion exaggeration fabrication falsehood inaccuracy

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adulteration coloring lie mutilation slant story stretch twist untruth

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false light not a true picture tall story

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truth

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perjury

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deception dishonesty falsehood

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deceitfulness untruth untruthfulness

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false oath false swearing false testimony

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frankness honesty openness truth truthfulness

NOUN

plagiarism

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infringement piracy

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appropriation borrowing fraud stealing theft

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counterfeiting cribbing lifting literary theft

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return

WEAK

original originality

NOUN

pretense

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charade cloak pretext semblance veneer

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act acting affectation appearance artifice claim deceit deception display dissimulation double-dealing evasion excuse fabrication facade fakery feigning gag guise insincerity invention make believe mask masquerade misrepresentation misstatement ostentation posing posturing pretentiousness routine ruse schtick sham shuffling simulation stall stunt subterfuge trickery veil wile

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dumb act faking

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reality

STRONG

frankness honesty honor openness quiet simplicity truth truthfulness uprightness

NOUN

vulgarism

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STRONG

barbarism debasement decay defilement distortion foulness infection noxiousness pollution putrefaction putrescence rot rottenness solecism

WEAK

doctoring

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STRONG

development growth

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"All regions and relevant authorities are required to... launch tough crackdowns on illegal and unlawful activities", including the falsification of safety data, unclear headcounts of underground workers and illegal contracting, it added.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

While a paper’s methodology could be more or less rigorous, and data could be tortured into fitting preconceived conclusions, the falsification of an entire study was extraordinary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

The ombudsman told BBC News NI she had referred her report to the Nursing and Midwifery Council as she felt the falsification of records contravened the professional code of conduct.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

The courtroom sat in silence as the foreperson listed off “guilty” 34 separate times to each individual count, related to the falsification of 11 checks, 11 invoices, and 12 ledger entries.

From Slate • May 30, 2024

“I’d rather not. It’s probably full of falsification and smear. The yellow journalists doubtlessly suggested all sorts of lip-smacking innuendoes.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

falsification

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