falsification

/ˌfɔːlsəfəˈkeɪʃən/
noun
  1. The act of changing information or evidence in order to deceive someone; the act of making something false.
    • The scientist was fired for the falsification of research data.
    • The company was accused of falsification of financial records to hide losses.
    • Falsification of official documents is a serious crime.
  2. In science, the process of proving a theory or statement to be false.
    • The experiment resulted in the falsification of the initial hypothesis.
    • Karl Popper argued that falsification is the key to scientific progress.
    • The falsification of the old theory led to a new understanding of physics.
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