falsify
verb (used with object)
to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive.
have falsified
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present perfectof falsify.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In his Truth Social post, the president cited allegations that Ms Cook may have falsified records to obtain a mortgage.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
The Campaign Legal Center complaint alleges Mr. Santos may have falsified how he spent campaign funds and may have ducked reporting requirements.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
Over the years, other schools like Iona College, Claremont McKenna College and Emory University have been found to have falsified or manipulated data.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
Navy and officials have falsified information related to the 21-year-old’s death, and has never acknowledged any wrongdoing at the hands of those involved in this death.
From Fox News ● Feb. 13, 2022
In good old times no German would have falsified the facts as to his own countrymen when he could have verified them from the official records.
From A Defence of the Hessians by J. G. (Joseph George) Rosengarten
