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falsify

[fawl-suh-fahy] / ˈfɔl sə faɪ /


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While most applications are truthful, admissions officers nationwide say technology like AI has made it easier to falsify submissions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said that it was "intolerable" that the revision books for the French school leavers' exam, the baccalaureat, "falsify the facts" about the "terrorist and antisemitic attacks by Hamas".

From Barron's Jan. 16, 2026

We showed our undercover filming and translations to senior immigration lawyer Bryony Rest, who told us Hussain was "clearly offering to falsify documents".

From BBC Nov. 5, 2025

So he allegedly coordinated with AlHusseini to falsify financial records and inflate AlHusseini’s worth by tens of millions of dollars.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 14, 2025

It makes predictions and claims that are almost impossible to falsify since an alternative formulation consistent with what happened is always easy to dream up.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

It falsifies not just Black history but American history.

From Washington Post Feb. 2, 2023

Treasury has said that anyone who falsifies documentation or otherwise hides the true origin or price of Russian oil would face consequences under the domestic law of jurisdictions implementing the price cap.

From Reuters Sep. 20, 2022

Veteran rancher John Landsburg faces federal bureaucracy when his old enemy, Tap Peterson, falsifies documents and alleges that Landsburg doesn’t own his family ranch.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2020

One falsifies a key issue at an early turn on the U.S. path toward involvement in that war, while the other misrepresents an important turning point in its very last stage.

From Salon Nov. 12, 2018

It substitutes a different self for the old, it falsifies systems of thought and deteriorates systems of life.

From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Boyd H. Bode

The lawyer and the archivist were later convicted on falsified documents-related charges, though the lawyer’s case is being retried.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

The woman alleged that the deputy falsified a break-in report just to visit her home, and he later pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges, according to a civil lawsuit and court records.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The case against James, which has since been dismissed, centered on an allegedly falsified mortgage application.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Prosecutors also allege the company falsified safety records.

From BBC May 12, 2026

As philosopher of science Karl Popper has emphasized, a good theory is characterized by the fact that it makes a number of predictions that could in principle be disproved or falsified by observation.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Last fall resulted in lots of controversy as numerous players were declared ineligible for falsifying paperwork.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

So far, the head of the institute has said the only reasons to strip fellows of their titles is if they’ve conducted scientific misconduct, things like falsifying data, Twelvetrees said.

From Salon Feb. 24, 2026

The defendants engaged in a "deliberate and deceptive effort to transship controlled Nvidia GPUs to China by falsifying paperwork, creating fake contracts, and misleading US authorities," Assistant Attorney General John Eisenberg said in a statement.

From Barron's Nov. 20, 2025

Since January, state officials have revoked licenses for five of Young’s facilities over allegations including falsifying records, according to documents from the state regulator.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

The immediate advantages of falsifying the past were obvious, but the ultimate motive was mysterious.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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