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 earlier local elections, ballot boxes were stuffed or stolen, and paper ballots were routinely falsified, according to Brazil's electoral authority. — Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026 In earlier elections, ballot boxes were stuffed or stolen, and individual votes were routinely falsified, according to Brazil’s electoral authority. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 In earlier local elections, ballot boxes were stuffed or stolen, and paper ballots routinely were falsified, according to Brazil’s electoral authority. — Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Gordei then allegedly falsified documents to state that a New Jersey company was exporting the spectrometer. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 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

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Lazzarini’s nine artworks on display, curated by John Ravenal, are convoluted and contorted, distorted into impossible shapes that challenge perception.

— Kim Córdova, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Ramirez’s two classmates, an Asian woman and a white man, remained in the edited version, but they were changed to appear thinner, and their facial features were noticeably distorted.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of distorted

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But Wright, the center’s attorney, refuted this, telling The Times that two investigations were done by independent third parties.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
According to the Public Defender's Office, officers falsely claimed that Gibson had assaulted them by biting, punching, and wrapping a radio cord around an officer's neck, claims later refuted by video evidence.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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The men have denied wrongdoing, saying that the encounters were consensual or misrepresented in the suit, according to The New York Times.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2026
Fielder becomes obsessed with this detail, seeing it as a test case for Holmes’s claims that she has been misrepresented in the media and that her memory is reliable.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

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