as in counterfeit
being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud
an inauthentic warbonnet that was probably made in an overseas factory a few months ago
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This is the tipping point when the proportion of fake traffic would prompt YouTube's systems to see bots as authentic and humans as inauthentic.
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The Week Uk, theweek, 27 Sep. 2024
The British reaction isn’t just about the fact that the SNL Oasis sketch has inauthentic accents and is a bit silly.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Fordham University identified it as inauthentic in a social media post.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
With audiences becoming increasingly aware that they’re being marketed to, these types of limitations can leave content feeling staged and inauthentic.
—Blair Mlotek, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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The Week Uk, theweek, 27 Sep. 2024
The British reaction isn’t just about the fact that the SNL Oasis sketch has inauthentic accents and is a bit silly.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Fordham University identified it as inauthentic in a social media post.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
With audiences becoming increasingly aware that they’re being marketed to, these types of limitations can leave content feeling staged and inauthentic.
—Blair Mlotek, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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This tracer can only be identified by Birla’s advanced laboratories in India and China, effectively eliminating the possibility of counterfeit certifications.SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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That follows the international gang-bust in France and Italy last month over counterfeit French wine being sold for $16,000 per bottle.Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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Catfishing – often used on social media - is when a person uses false information and images to create a fake identity online with the intention of tricking, harassing, or scamming another person.Abel Alvarado, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
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In the past two weeks, I’ve been drenched by a water balloon while stepping out of the shower, found fake spiders in my coffee cup and opened our front door to discover what appeared to be a life-size effigy of the two little girls from The Shining staring at me.Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
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The politics , the lies and false narratives finally got me!Hedy Phillips, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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The perpetrators would acquire the vehicles via hire-purchase agreements, air fright them to Singapore with false papers and then ship them to Thailand.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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Chen and Yu are each charged with one count of engaging in organized crime, one count of second-degree fleeing or evading police and one count of first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Oct. 2024
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According to the DoJ’s case, Doppelganger directed troll farms to write comments on posts, as well as to produce fake articles under fake or forged bylines, often on fake websites made to mimic those of U.S. and European flagship media outlets.Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Inauthentic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inauthentic. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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