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fabricated data

[fab-rik-ay-tid day-tuh]
nounpl: fabricated data (uncountable)
dados fabricados
1. Information or statistics that have been deliberately invented, falsified, or created without factual basis
The researcher was fired after it was discovered that his study contained fabricated data.
O pesquisador foi demitido após a descoberta de que seu estudo continha dados fabricados.
2. False information presented as authentic or genuine in scientific, academic, or professional contexts
The pharmaceutical company faced legal consequences for submitting fabricated data to regulatory authorities.
A empresa farmacêutica enfrentou consequências legais por submeter dados fabricados às autoridades regulatórias.
NYC Slang
made-up numbers; cooked books (in financial contexts)
Synonyms
false datafalsified datafake datainvented datamanipulated datafraudulent data
Antonyms
authentic datagenuine datareal dataverified dataaccurate data

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
dados fabricados
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
dados inventados
Alternative common expression
Portugal
dados falsificados
Preferred term in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

cook the books
massage the data
fudge the numbers
scientific misconduct
data fraud
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