falsification

noun

Definition of falsificationnext
as in misrepresentation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsification
  1. misinformation
  2. distortion
  3. fabrication
  4. lie
  5. exaggeration
  6. falsehood
Noun
  • Both men have at times drawn criticism from health experts for spreading misinformation.
    Maya Goldman, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
  • This misinformation has occasionally hindered relief efforts.
    Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
Definition of misinformation
Noun
  • According to the tech brand, the bendy prototype can be safely stretched 10,000 times, even when exposed to extreme temperatures, without any distortion to its display.
    Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2024
  • These distortions mean new housing costs more and takes longer to build, that means less supply, and in a market like Seattle, higher and higher prices.
    Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of distortion
Noun
  • Management noted delays in the timing of lithography demand, particularly for extreme ultraviolet (‘EUV') systems—ASML's core product—due to slower ramp-ups in fabrication.
    GuruFocus, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The fabrication is also lovely, with a cotton-soft feel.
    Kristine Thomason, Glamour, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of fabrication
Noun
  • Blocks of alabaster, limestone, granite and marble lie about in the brown grass.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The site was for sale after Jones lost a $1.4 billion defamation suit against the families of children killed in the Sandy Hook massacre — which Jones continually spread lies about — forcing him into bankruptcy.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of lie
Noun
  • But once up on stage, her reasonable-sounding language was replaced by the consistent mispronunciation of Kamala Harris's first name and exaggerations of the scale of recent Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) layoffs at their factory in nearby Warren, Michigan.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • On the day of what is without exaggeration being called the most consequential election of our time, ignoring political news in favor of watching an antique cheese slicer being restored may seem frivolous.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of exaggeration
Noun
  • Domestic terrorism — the use of violence for political ends — has risen dramatically in recent years and is driven largely by partisan falsehoods and lies, a new study says.
    Tribune News Service, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The president also loved anecdotes, continuing to repeat them even when confronted by evidence of their falsehood.
    Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of falsehood
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