as in hoax
an imitation that is passed off as genuine
that is a cheap forgery, not an authentic Ming Dynasty vase
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Recent Examples of forgery
In July, Mellor referred Wright to prosecutors to consider criminal charges of perjury and forgery.
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Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
He was charged in Pennsylvania with felony counts of forgery and carrying a firearm without a license, as well as a misdemeanor count of using fraudulent identification.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Pennsylvania prosecutors charged Mangione with charges related to forgery, firearms being carried without a license, tampering with records or identification, possessing instruments of crime and false identification to law enforcement authorities.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Mangione also had a hearing earlier today on forgery and firearms charges.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
He was charged in Pennsylvania with felony counts of forgery and carrying a firearm without a license, as well as a misdemeanor count of using fraudulent identification.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Pennsylvania prosecutors charged Mangione with charges related to forgery, firearms being carried without a license, tampering with records or identification, possessing instruments of crime and false identification to law enforcement authorities.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Mangione also had a hearing earlier today on forgery and firearms charges.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Forgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgery. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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