FALSIFIED Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

falsified

verb

Definition of falsified

past tense of falsify

as in distorted

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not

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as in refuted

to prove to be false telephone records falsified his claim that he wasn't home that night

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Recent Examples of falsified In 2024, Superior Court Judge Julie Mata found that Owens had falsified sonograms, altered medical records and lied under oath during the civil case. — Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Hudson also falsified financial statements with fake values in their bank accounts to try and get the franchise deal, according to federal prosecutors. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 The pair also hosted FaceTime calls, showing victims falsified investment gains and encouraged them to part with their money. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 The new legislation followed a Hearst investigation that found that 10 school systems in the state were employing armed security guards who falsified traffic citations, failed to report deadly pursuits or engaged in racial misconduct. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026 Some allegedly created fake websites and falsified information to evade export restrictions. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Justices found Yoon violated Cabinet members’ deliberation rights, falsified and destroyed the martial law proclamation, and used security forces to obstruct his arrest before lawmakers swiftly repealed the decree. — Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 Yet under the Third Circuit’s rule, a taxpayer may remain vulnerable long after records have disappeared and witnesses are unavailable, if a preparer intentionally falsified a return. — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Prosecutors allege Marizel Yukee, 49, who ran mobile wound clinics in four states, targeted elderly and hospice patients and falsified records to justify the procedures while billing for the unnecessary treatments. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026

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Garner argued that commodity ETFs have already distorted price discovery on occasion.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Yiannopoulos resigned from Breitbart amid the backlash and offered a rare apology but said the media distorted his comments.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of distorted

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The federal case was based on allegations the social media giant misrepresented the extent of child mental health harms caused by apps like Facebook and Instagram.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
That’s especially true for Black communities that have been harmfully misrepresented by mainstream outlets.

— Danielle K. Brown, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

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