bogus

The definition of bogus is fake or untrue.

(adjective)

A statement that is not true is an example of something that would be described as bogus.

See bogus in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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adjective

not genuine; spurious

Origin: orig. (slang), counterfeiter's apparatus: < ?

See bogus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Counterfeit or fake; not genuine: bogus money; bogus tasks.

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Origin: From obsolete bogus, a device for making counterfeit money

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