falsified

adjective

fal·​si·​fied ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfīd How to pronounce falsified (audio)
: made false : falsely created or altered in order to deceive
falsified passports
a falsified report of the incident

Examples of falsified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Those reimbursements constitute the 34 falsified documents. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 16 May 2024 According to the indictment, Trump then reimbursed Cohen through monthly checks that were disguised as payments for 2017 legal services and documented in the form of falsified business records at the Trump Organization. Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024 The prosecution has presented no evidence of how this was a falsified business record. Fox News, 13 May 2024 And, illuminating what prosecutors say is the cover-up at the heart of the case, he is expected to offer his firsthand account of how, after the 2016 election, the new president reimbursed him for the hush money, but falsified records to disguise those payments as legal expenses. William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 12 May 2024 Meanwhile, Trump is on trial in Manhattan for over 34 felony counts of falsified business records. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024 When Trump repaid Cohen in 2017, prosecutors allege Trump falsified business records to hide the hush money payment from voters. Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 7 May 2024 Turning discussion into action This year, the World Economic Forum designated manipulated and falsified information as the most pressing short-term risk facing the world today. Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024 Additionally, investigators found the employers and their associates denied poultry workers and packers overtime wages and falsified payroll records to obstruct the probe, the DOL said. Laura Romero, ABC News, 2 May 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of falsified was in 1528

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“Falsified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsified. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

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