· the act of determining that something is false

Synonym(s): falsification, disproof, refutation, refutal

Hypernym(s): determination, finding

· make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

Synonym(s): distort, garble, warp

Hypernym(s): misrepresent, belie

· tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

Synonym(s): fudge, manipulate, fake, cook, wangle, misrepresent

Hypernym(s): cheat, chisel

· prove false; "Falsify a claim"

Hypernym(s): disprove, confute

· falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records"

Hypernym(s): change_by_reversal, turn, reverse

Antonym(s): correct

· insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

Synonym(s): interpolate, alter

Hypernym(s): edit, redact